Photos: Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain brought fun and energy to World Series teams
Chris Ochsner
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Former Kansas City Royal center fielder Lorenzo Cain will be on the team once again but only for one day.
Cain, who was a vital player in the Royals’ 2015 World Series title win, has a one-day contract with the Royals so he can retire as member of the team. He played his last games in the MLB for Milwaukee in 2022.
The Royals acquired Cain along with former shortstop Alcides Escobar in a 2010 trade with the Brewers. He played for the Royals for seven seasons.
Cain quickly became a favorite of fans who marveled over his ability to patrol center field with lightning speed and a vacuum of a glove.
He was good with a bat too. Cain hit .533 in the Royals’ sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 American League Championship Series. He was named the ALCS MVP for his performance.
Cain’s retirement ceremony will take place Saturday at Kauffman Stadium before the game with the Oakland Athletics. Although first pitch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m., Royals officials are telling fans to be in their seats by 5:40 since the retirement ceremony will take place before the first pitch. Tickets for the game have been in high demand.
Here are some of the electric moments Cain provided for fans as a member of the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain scores past Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin on an RBI single by Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer in the eighth inning during an ALCS baseball game on October 23, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain celebrates scoring on an RBI single in the eighth inning by first baseman Eric Hosmer during an ALCS baseball game on October 23, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain celebrates with champagne in the clubhouse after their 7-2 win over the Houston Astros during an ALDS baseball game 5 on October 14, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain chases a double off the wall by Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve in the first inning during a game on June 25, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain makes a catch to retire the Baltimore Orioles’ J.J. Hardy during the sixth inning in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The Royals won, 6-4, for a 2-0 series lead.
Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas hold onto each other as Salvador Perez delivers the Gatorade shower after the teams 7-6 win over the Washington Nationals during a game on May 3, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Spring training and the annual media photo day is the time to make a 60 second portrait of each player on the team as they travel from photographer to photographer. Royals catcher Salvador Perez tended to follow teammate Lorenzo Cain on this day in 2015, and as expected, enjoys bothering him. Since they were together, Kansas City Star photographer John Sleezer asked them to both be in a picture together. After one frame of them together, Salvador started in on his good friend, resulting in a fun series.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain hoisted the ALCS MVP trophy after the Royals beat the Orioles at the ALCS playoff baseball game on October 15, 2014 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The Royals defeated the Orioles 2-1 to win the ALCS.
Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain (6) before a game against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain was all smiles in the dugout prior to the start of batting practice before they met San Francisco Giants in game four of the World Series on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif.
Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer (35) and Lorenzo Cain (6) celebrate at the plate as the Royals go up 3-1 in the third inning during Saturday’s Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants Game 4 of the World Series at AT&T Park on Oct. 25, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer, left, and center fielder Lorenzo Cain celebrate after the Royals won the ALCS championship by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays Friday, October 23, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain waved to fans on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, during the team’s World Series victory parade along Grand Boulevard.
Kansas City Royals’ Lorenzo Cain runs from the team after the celebration following Cain’s game winning hit that was lost in the sun by Texas Rangers right fielder Shin-Soo Choo to score Alex Gordon in the ninth inning during a game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
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