Kansas City Royals pitcher Wade Davis’ wife Katelyn was having lunch at Rock & Brews restaurant in Kansas City on Tuesday when she got to chatting with her server, Ryan O’Connor. After O’Connor made a comment about hopefully getting off work in time to catch some of Game 1 of the World Series between the Royals and San Francisco Giants, Mrs. Davis decided he would appreciate something other than cash for a tip.
Katelyn left O’Connor a ticket to Game 1.
KMBC’s Scott McDonnell caught up with O’Connor at the game on Tuesday night and he explained how he scored the ticket.
“I started to walk away when I dropped off their check after they paid, and they said, ‘Hold on, I was going to give you a tip, but instead I feel like you might like this,'” O’Connor said. “And they said, ‘You’re going to have to sit with us, but we’re a pretty cool family.’ They seem awesome.”
O’Connor quickly asked his co-workers if they’d mind if he took the night off, and they were stunned by what had happened.
“He was pretty blown away, a little bit shocked,” Rock & Brews employee Justin Olmstead said. “He came back into the office and said, ‘Do you guys mind if I have the night off?’ And we looked at him, and he showed us the ticket he had in his hand. And we were blown away ourselves that he was able to have that given to him tonight. So we definitely accommodated him and let him have the night off to go celebrate with all the fans at the game tonight.”
Unfortunately, the Royals playoff winning streak ended as they lost to the Giants, 7-1. Hopefully that didn’t prevent O’Connor from enjoying the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
H/T Deadspin
