Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are one of the teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). They compete in the Central Division of the American League. Nevertheless, they have also competed in the West Division of the American League (AL) in the past.

The Kansas City Royals team was formed in 1969 as one of the expansion teams in the MLB. This team has won the World Series Championships twice till now. Besides this, they have also added several other titles in their collection over the years. The team’s name pays a tribute to the American Royal, which is a show about livestock, horses, rodeo and barbeque competition. It also pays tribute to the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team of the Negro League.

Although the team’s performance has dwindled in recent times, they have some talented players on the roster and maintain a loyal fan base. They are solely dedicated towards getting their third World Series Championship.

Kansas City Royals History

Kansas, Missouri, United States initially had a baseball team called Kansas Athletics. However, after this team moved to Oakland and became the Oakland Athletics in 1967, Kansas was left with no baseball team. All that changed when the Kansas City Royals were formed in 1969 and started playing in the MLB. The team had its first winning season 1971.

The team kept up its performance throughout the 1980s which resulted in them becoming the toppers of the West Division in the American League (AL) for six times in the last ten years. This resulted in the team appearing in the World Series for the 1985 season, also known as the I-70 series. The Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals had a fierce competition in this and it ultimately ended in the Kansas City Royals becoming World Series Champions for the 1st time. Following this, their quality of performance declined. However, they returned and remained in contender status throughout the 1990s.

During the 2000s, the quality of the team’s performance again declined till 2002. The team bounced back and eventually won the 2003 season in the MLB. After this, disaster struck the team from the 2004 season and it remained with them till the 2012 season. The team spent the 2012 season improving and rebuilding themselves. This saw them become contenders again in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. All these preparations by the team finally paid off when they became the World Series Champions for the 2nd time in 2015.

Unfortunately, following their 2nd World Series Title win in 2015, the team has become mediocre in the MLB. They are no longer their former selves and have continued losing their games. The team ended up with 100 losses in both the 2018 and the 2019 seasons.

Kansas City Royals Owner

John Sherman is the owner of the Kansas City Royals. He is a businessman from America, who was born on April 12, 1955. He used to play football as a quarterback for the Ottawa Braves team. He started his business career by working in the telecommunications sector. From there, he shifted to the energy sector. He is also the founder and the former chairman and chief executive officer of Inergy,. L.P.

John Sherman became the owner of the Kansas City Royals in 2019. Since then, he has been supervising the team and all of its assets. He is notable for not laying off or furloughing the employees of the team during the Covid-19 situation. Under his ownership, the team has been improving and rebuilding despite their performances remaining mediocre. He is now focused on getting his team back in the right direction while also setting up the stage for a new stadium for the team by 2027 or 2028 season in the MLB.

Besides baseball, John Sherman has also been involved in philanthropic activities. He started the Sherman Family Foundation with a purpose of promoting and supporting education in Kansas City.

Kansas City Royals Jersey and Logo

The Kansas City Royals have their own home and road jerseys to identify them during the games they play. The current home jersey of the team consists of white colored buttoned down shirts and pants with the neck in a V fashion. There is a Nike logo in navy blue color on the upper left of the jersey. Below this, the word “Royals” appears in navy blue color. Below the team name, the jersey number appears in navy blue color on the right side. The player name with the jersey number below it also appears on the back of the jersey in navy blue color. The sleeves of the jersey have navy blue thicker stripes around the cuffs. The logo of the team is “KC” interlinked in white in a navy blue background with a yellow crown on top of it. This logo appears on one of the sleeves of the jersey. The caps and helmets are navy blue colored with the insignia “KC” appearing in white with navy blue outlines in front of the caps and the helmets. The current road jersey of the Kansas City Royals is the same.

Besides these jerseys, the team also has navy blue and powder blue colored City Connect jerseys which they introduced in 2022. They also brought back the powder blue uniforms for select games in 2023.

Kansas City Royals Nicknames

The Kansas City Royals have received several nicknames throughout their playing careers till now. These are the terms that the fans use to refer to the team.

• The Boys in Blue - This nickname has come from one of the colors used by the team and is generally used for marketing purposes.

• The Comeback Kids - This nickname is used for the players who helped the team to bounce back and win 8 postseason games during the 2015 World Series.

• The Crowns and The Monarchs - The first nickname refers to the team’s logo and the crown on top of the video board in Kauffman Stadium. The second nickname is another name for a Royal. It is also a tribute to the Kansas City Monarchs team of the Negro Leagues.

• The ‘Yals - This nickname is mostly used by kids and the young people to refer to the team's name “Royals.”

• The Forever Royals - This nickname refers to the World Series winning 2015 team whom the fans have remembered till now.

Kansas City Royals Retired Jerseys

The Kansas City Royals have also retired the jerseys of some of their players over the years. These are the great players whose numbers have been retired officially from the team.

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Kansas City Royals Home Stadium

The home stadium for the Kansas City Royals is the Kauffman Stadium, also known as The K. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The stadium has the capacity to support 37, 903 spectators during baseball games. The surface of the field is made up of Kentucky bluegrass and Perennial ryegrass. This stadium ranks as the second most playable stadium in the MLB after Coors Field.

One of the best features this stadium provides to the fans is the stadium tour. It allows them access to areas generally not available for the public like the press box, dugout and the interview room. Another feature of the stadium is the outfield kids area that allows children to play and have fun. Moreover, there are also food courts by the Kansas City Royals that include different delicacies from Kansas City that the spectators can enjoy from. There is also the Royals team store for the spectators that allow them to purchase different gears used by the players of the team. There are statues of players like Frank White, George Brett and Dick Howser. Former owner of the team Ewing Kauffman and his wife Muriel Kauffman also have their statues. Finally, there are also fountain view terraces for the spectators to enjoy when they are at the stadium.

Besides baseball, the stadium is also home to musical concerts by artists and bands like Billy Joel, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Speedwagon and more.

Kansas City Royals Ticket and Broadcasting Details

The ideal place to purchase tickets for the games of the Kansas City Royals is SeatGeek. The prices of these tickets start as low as $1 and go up higher from there as per the requirement of the spectators and the games.

Bally Sports Kansas City is the official TV partner for the Kansas City Royals. The broadcasters include Ryan Lefevre, Jake Eisenberg, Rex Hudler, and Jeff Montgomery.

Royals Radio Network is the place to hear the radio broadcasts of the Kansas City Royals games. Broadcasters include Denny Matthews and Steve Stewart with Ryan Lefevre (sometimes) and Jake Eisenberg (sometimes).

Besides TV and radio broadcasts, MLB.TV is also available for streaming the Kansas City Royals’s games in out of market areas. The team’s fans just need to subscribe to Kansas City Royals single team subscription at $19.99.

Kansas City Royals Coaching Staff

The Kansas City Royals have brought in some talented coaches for the improvement of the team and its players. These are the coaching staff tasked with such responsibilities by the team.

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Kansas City Royals Rivalries

The major rivals for the Kansas City Royals are the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees.

Rivalry of the Royals and the Cardinals

The rivalry between these two teams is because of geographic reasons. This rivalry is also called the “I-70” because the interstate 70 links the cities of Kansas and St. Louis. Their rivalry started when the Royals defeated the Cardinals and became World Series Champions in 1985. However, the Cardinals have bounced back since then and have always been ahead of the Royals in every season.

Rivalry of the Royals and the Yankees

These two team’s rivalries are mainly historical in nature. This rivalry had given rise to the controversial Pine Tar incident of 1983. As a result of this controversy there was lots of enmity between the Yankees and the Royal. The Royals players did not like the Yankees at all and vice versa. George Brett even admitted that he hated the Yankees in that era while Lou Pinella also admitted that the Royals were one of the biggest rivals of the Yankees in that era. Since that time, Kansas City always has had a grudge against the Yankees.

Kansas City Royals Stats and Records

These are the all-time records and stats that the Kansas City Royals have obtained as a team throughout the years.

• All-time high record in batting average -.288 (2000 season)

• All-high high record in home runs scored - 168 (1987 season)

• All-time high record in recording hits - 1644 (2000 season)

• All-time high record in scoring strikeouts - 1153 (2009 season)

• All-time high record in ERA - 5.65 (2006 season)

• All-time high records in stolen bases - 83 (1979 season)

• All-time high record in scoring doubles - 54 (1977 season)

• All-time high record in scoring triples - 21 (1985 season)

• All-time high record in RBI - 144 (2000 season)

• All-time high record in shutouts - 6 (1972 season)

Kansas City Royals World Series Championships

So far, the Kansas City Royals are the winners of two World Series Championships. These are the opponents they defeated in order to do so.

Kansas City Royals Other MLB Titles

The Kansas City Royals as a team have also won other MLB titles over the years. These are the achievements of the team till now.

Kansas City Royals Hall of Famers

These are the legendary personnel associated with the Kansas City Royals whom the team have inducted into its Hall of Fame.

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Current Kansas City Royals Roster MLB 2023

These are currently the active players on the roster for the Kansas City Royals.

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Kansas City Royals Schedule

The Kansas City Royals are not having a great season in 2023. Nevertheless, here are the last couple of opponents they are going to face in the 2023 season.

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