Lefebvre in the top of the seventh took time to memorialize George A. Gorman, a World War II veteran and father of 26th-year Royals equipment manager Pat Gorman. George Gorman died Saturday at the age of 96.
Unfortunately for Lefebvre, Castellanos delivered a solo home run on the first pitch of the inning — his 17th of the year — interrupting him and forcing him to call the play (which knotted the game 2-2).
“Pat, just like his dad, went to (the University of Kansas), also went to Bishop Ward High School … there’s a drive into deep-left center field,” Lefebvre said. “And there’s never a great time to eulogize someone during the broadcast. So we apologize for the timing.”
