The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League Central division. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969, and has played in four World Series, winning in 1985 and 2015, and losing in 1980 and 2014. The name "Royals" pays homage to the American Royal, a livestock show, horse show, rodeo, and championship barbeque competition held annually in Kansas City since 1899, as well as the identical names of two former Negro league baseball teams that played in the first half of the 20th century. The Los Angeles team had personnel connections to the Monarchs but could not use the Monarchs name. The name also fits into something of a theme for other professional sports franchises in the city, including the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, the former Kansas City Kings of the NBA, and the former Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League.
| Retired numbers | 5, 10, 20, 42 |
| World Series titles (2) | 1985, 2015 |
| AL Pennants (4) | 1980, 1985, 2014, 2015 |
| Central Division titles (1) | 2015 |
| West Division titles (6) | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985 |
| Wild card berths (1) | 2014 |
| Owner(s) | John Sherman |
| Manager | Mike Matheny |
| General Manager | Dayton Moore |
About Kansas City Royals
MLB franchise that was founded two years after the Kansas City Athletics relocated to Oakland. The team took home its first World Series title in 1985.
Achievement of Kansas City Royals
The franchise underwent a 28-year playoff drought from 1986 to 2013, then went on to reach back-to-back World Series in 2014 and 2015, winning the latter of the two.
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Latest information about Kansas City Royals updated on July 28 2021.
