III 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 305 

Commending and congratulating the Kansas City Royals on their 2015 World 

Series victory. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 4, 2015 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. MORAN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending and congratulating the Kansas City Royals on 

their 2015 World Series victory. 

Whereas, on November 1, 2015, the Kansas City Royals won 

the 2015 World Series with a 7-2 victory over the New 

York Mets; 

Whereas the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 

Game 5 at Citi Field in New York City, New York; 

Whereas the Royals scored 5 runs in the 12th inning of Game 

5 of the World Series to take the lead and seal a dramatic win; 

Whereas all 25 players on the playoff roster of the Royals 

should be congratulated, including Johnny Cueto, Wade 

Davis, Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera, Luke Hochevar, 

Ryan Madson, Kris Medlen, Franklin Morales, Yordano 


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Ventura, Edinson Volquez, Chris Young, Drew Butera, 

Salvador Perez, Christian Colon, Alcides Escobar, Eric 

Hosmer, Raul Mondesi, Kendrys Morales, Mike 

Moustakas, Ben Zobrist, Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson, 

Alex Gordon, Paulo Orlando, and Alex Rios; 

Whereas the front office, the clubhouse, and all supporting 

staff and team members of the Kansas City Royals 

should be congratulated; 

Whereas the Royals won a remarkable 95 games during the 

regular season, which earned the team the best record in 

the American League; 

Whereas the American League won the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which ensured the Royals home field 

advantage for the World Series; 

Whereas the Royals had 7 players selected to the 2015 Major 

League Baseball All-Star Game, who should be congratulated, including Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, Alcides 

Escobar, Salvador Perez, Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis, 

and Mike Moustakas; 

Whereas the Royals earned a postseason berth by clinching 

the American League Central Division for the first time 

in team history; 

Whereas the Royals earned a second American League 

Championship pennant in 2 years; 

Whereas Royals catcher Salvador Perez received unanimous 

support for and won the World Series Most Valuable 

Player Award, after— 

(1) hitting .364 in the World Series; 

(2) driving in the tying run in the Royals’ comeback 

in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the World Series; and 


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(3) sparking the Royals again in the 12th inning of 

Game 5 to seal the eventual win; 

Whereas 8 of the Royals’ 11 playoff wins came after trailing 

in the sixth inning or later; 

Whereas 6 of the Royals’ playoff comeback wins erased deficits of 2 runs or more, a playoff feat which had never 

been achieved before; 

Whereas the Royals narrowly lost the 2014 World Series in 

Game 7, fueling a determination— 

(1) to return to the World Series in 2015; and 

(2) to accomplish what the team came so close to accomplishing 1 year earlier; 

Whereas the Royals won their second World Series championship title in the 46-year history of the team and their 

first World Series championship title in 30 years, filling 

individuals in Kansas City and Royals fans everywhere 

with pride; 

Whereas the Royals showed extraordinary steadiness, teamwork, focus, and love of the game in proving again to be 

an organization of great character, determination, and 

heart, a reflection of the city of Kansas City and the 

State of Missouri; and 

Whereas the Kansas City Royals are the 2015 World Series 

champions: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends the Kansas City Royals on 

3 their— 

4 (A) 2015 World Series championship title; 

5 and 


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1 (B) outstanding performance during the 

2 2015 Major League Baseball season; 

3 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

4 coaches, management, and support staff of the Kan5 sas City Royals, whose dedication and persistence 

6 made victory possible; 

7 (3) congratulates— 

8 (A) the city of Kansas City; 

9 (B) the entire bi-state Kansas City metro10 politan area; and 

11 (C) Kansas City Royals fans everywhere; 

12 and 

13 (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

14 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu15 tion to— 

16 (A) the city of Kansas City, Missouri 

17 mayor, Hon. Sylvester ‘‘Sly’’ James; 

18 (B) Kansas City Royals president Mr. Dan 

19 Glass and Kansas City Royals general manager 

20 Mr. Dayton Moore; and 

21 (C) Kansas City Royals manager Mr. Ned 

22 Yost. 

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