Baltimore Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel’s milestone save ball rescued from Kauffman Stadium fountains

Baltimore Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel’s milestone save ball rescued from Kauffman Stadium fountains

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baltimore Orioles left fielder Colton Cowser threw the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win over the Kansas City Royals into the Kauffman Stadium fountains. About two minutes later, he realized he might have made a big mistake. Craig Kimbrel had gotten his 422nd save Saturday night, tying Billy Wagner for seventh on the career list. “Right when I threw it I said, ’Craig has a lot of saves, that one might be important,’ ” Cowse…

Kimbrel's milestone baseball saved from fountain

The Orioles' Colton Cowser rescued the ball from Craig Kimbrel's 422nd save -- which tied him for 7th on the all-time list -- after mistakenly throwing it away.

Kimbrel save ball retrieved from Kauffman Stadium fountain

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Baltimore left fielder Colton Cowser threw the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win over Kansas City into the Kauffman Stadium fountains. About two minutes later, he realized he might have made a…

Kimbrel save ball retrieved from Kauffman Stadium fountain

Baltimore left fielder Colton Cowser had to retrieve the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win at Kansas City