KANSAS CITY – Noah Cameron was in the middle of his warmup pitches in the bullpen on Sunday night when he stopped for just a second to take a peek at the mound he was set to climb shortly for his start against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.
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First, he had to watch his No. 1 fan do the honors.
Cameron’s mom, Diane Cameron, threw out the ceremonial first pitch, making Mother’s Day even more special for the mom of five kids, grandma of 11 (and soon to be 12) and one of the biggest Royals fans there is – who just so happens to get to watch her youngest son pitch for her team every fifth day.
Diane is a St. Joseph, Mo., native, and raised her family there together with her husband, Tracy Cameron. They’ve been Royals fans forever, so watching Noah get drafted by Kansas City, grow up in the system, debut last season and establish himself as a part of the Major League rotation has been surreal for the entire Cameron family…