Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas have 413 career home runs between them across the 13 seasons they each played in the Major Leagues. They’re retired now, onto a different part of their lives that includes mostly shuttling their kids to and from school and practices (and, as Hosmer relayed, getting advice from his former teammates on how to navigate the school pickup line every afternoon).
But they still think they’ve got a few more homers in them. At least, they’re going to try.
Hosmer and Moustakas are among the group of former Royals participating in Saturday’s Home Run Derby X at Kauffman Stadium, a 3-on-3 coed competition featuring power hitting and athletic catching. The event will feature four teams, and the Royals are going all-in on their 2015 champions 10 years after the R