Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They began play in 1969. The Royals won a World Series title in 1985. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. They are owned by John Sherman, managed by Matt Quatraro, and their General Manager is J.J. Picollo .

The old minor league baseball team in Kansas City had been called the Blues. There was also a famous Negro league baseball team called the Kansas City Monarchs. The Royals name and their team color blue are at least partly in honor of those older teams. The Kansas City Royals first played in the World Series where they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies.  In 1985, they won their first championship, beating the St. Louis Cardinals in seven.  The Royals returned to the World Series in 2014 but lost to the San Francisco Giants.  However, they defeated the New York Mets 4 games to 1 in 2015 to win their second championship.

 Other websites 

 Kansas City Royals Official Website
 Royals on Radio 
 Around the Horn in KC - Official MLBlog of the Kansas City Royals front office. 
 CBS SportsLine.com
 Sports E-Cyclopedia 


Category:1969 establishments in the United States
Category:1960s establishments in Missouri