“That’s when alcoholism kind of imploded” - Royals’ Lucas Erceg opens up about his harrowing MLB journey and battle with addiction

“That’s when alcoholism kind of imploded” - Royals’ Lucas Erceg opens up about his harrowing MLB journey and battle with addiction

Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg recalled his experience with alcohol addiction and his struggles with it in front of a group of inmates at the Boonville Correctional Center on Thursday.

Kansas City Royals Pitcher Lucas Erceg Shares Shocking Battle With Alcohol

Lucas Erceg (Image Credit: Imagn) While several MLB players came close to leaving their teams, and some had an easy promotion to the big leagues. Lucas Erceg’s journey to the Kansas City Royals bullpen hasn’t been easy. Once a promising prospect, his career almost never happened. Away from the mound, he was battling an alcohol addiction that threatened to take everything from him. On June 9, exactly five years after he quit drinking, Erceg chose…