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Kansas City Royals Tickets, Schedules, & More |
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Kansas City Royals Tickets, Schedules, & MoreThe Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseballs American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have participated in two World Series, winning in 1985.
The "Royals" name originates from the American Royal, a livestock show, horse show, and rodeo held annually in Kansas City since 1899. |
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Entering Major League Baseball as an expansion franchise in 1969, the club was founded by Ewing Kauffman, a Kansas City businessman. The franchise was established following the actions of Stuart Symington, then-United States Senator from Missouri, who demanded a new franchise for the city after the Athletics?Kansas Citys previous major league team from 1955 to 1967?moved to Oakland, California.
Historically, one of the Royals major rivalries was with the New York Yankees. The rivalry stems largely from the period between 1976 and 1980, when both teams were in top form and met four times in five years for the American League Championship Series. An older factor in Kansas City-New York relations is the "special relationship" between the Yankees and the Kansas City As during the 1950s, in which Kansas Citys best players (such as Roger Maris and Ralph Terry) were repeatedly sent to New York with little compensation. The Royals recent lack of success, however, as well as the Yankees more popular and historic rivalry with the Boston Red Sox has caused this rivalry to lose its prominence. Also of note are division rivalries with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Minnesota Twins. In the early 2000s, Detroit and Kansas City had a number of bench clearing brawls. Also notable among these are the Minnesota Twins fans, who travel well and make a more balanced and divided crowd when the Twins visit Kansas City. |
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