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The following is a detailed history of the Kansas City Royals, a Major League Baseball team that began play in 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri. The team is currently in the American League Central Division. The franchise has won two wild card berths, seven division titles, four league championships, and two World Series titles.
The Royals wore their trademark powder blue road uniforms from 1973 to 1991 and reintroduced it in 2008 as an alternate jersey. [17]When the Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland after the 1967 season, Kansas City was left without major league baseball or, for the first time since 1883, professional baseball at all.
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They have competed in the American League (AL) since the team began play in 1969, and in the AL Central division since 1994. The team's list of records includes batting and pitching records set in single games, single seasons and careers, by both the ...
Kauffman Stadium, home stadium for the Royals since 1973. This is a list of seasons completed by the Kansas City Royals, a professional baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. They formerly played in the American League West until the 1994 realignment, where they now compete in the American League Central Division.
Key: RHOF, Royals Hall of Fame inductee; MSHOF, Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
March 28, 1986: Joe Beckwith was released by the Kansas City Royals. [1] May 21, 1986: Mark Huismann was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Terry Bell. [2] June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Bo Jackson was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round. [3] Torey Lovullo was drafted by the Royals in the 27th round, but did ...
On March 21, Pérez agreed to a four-year, $82 million contract extension with the Royals that would keep him in Kansas City through the 2025 season. The contract was the largest in franchise history at the time. Pérez would earn $18 million in 2022, $20 million in 2023 and 2024, and $22 million in the 2025 season.
The 1984 Kansas City Royals season was their 16th in Major League Baseball. The Royals won the American League West with a record of 84–78, but lost to the eventual World Series champion Detroit Tigers 3–0 in the ALCS .