season, with a record of 1–1, 1 save, and an ERA of 3.73. Hochevar was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 5 of the World Series. It was the Royals' first championship in 30 years. In 2016, Hochevar made 40 appearances, finishing the year 2–3 with a 3.86 ERA. On November 5, 2016, the Royals declined their 2017 option on Hochevar, making him a free agent for the first time of his career. On August 13, 2018, Hochevar announced his retirement. Pitching style Hochevar had a wide variety of pitches: a four-seam fastball and sinker that averaged about 93 mph, a cutter averaging 89, a slider at 85, a curveball in the high 70s, and a changeup in the low 80s. He used five of the pitches to both right-handed and left-handed hitters, eschewing only the slider to lefties and the changeup to righties. His wide pitch variety could make him unpredictable to hitters; even in full counts, Hochevar threw his four-seamer, sinker, cutter, and slider in roughly equal proportions. Personal Hochevar comes from a family of athletes. In addition to his father's college basketball career and success as a high school and college baseball coach, Luke's sister Brittany was a volleyball standout at Long Beach State and currently plays beach volleyball for the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball tour. In August 2016, Hochevar had surgery to repair nerve damage in his throwing arm caused by thoracic outlet syndrome. Hochevar and his wife, Ashley, married in January 2007. They have two daughters and one son. References External links 1983 births Living people Baseball players from Denver American people of Slovenian descent Major League Baseball pitchers Kansas City Royals players Tennessee Volunteers baseball players Burlington Bees players Fort Worth Cats players Grand Canyon Rafters players Wichita Wranglers players Omaha Royals players Omaha Storm Chasers players All-American college baseball players Cotuit Kettleers players