Kansas City Royals
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Kansas City Royals founded in 1969 |
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abbreviation |
KC |
Nickname (s) |
The Boys in Blue |
Club colors |
Royal blue, powder blue, white
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league |
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Ball park (s) |
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president |
Dayton Moore |
successes |
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Website : http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/ |
The Kansas City Royals are an American baseball team. You play in the Central Division of the American League .
The Kansas City Royals were founded in Kansas City in 1969 . The team plays their home games at the Kauffman Stadium . They replaced the Kansas City Athletics (A's), which had previously moved to Oakland , California, and were able to win several championships there as Oakland Athletics , especially in the 1970s. The Royals' greatest successes are winning the 1985 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and 2015 World Series against the New York Mets .
Numbers that are no longer assigned
- 5 George Brett
- 10 Dick Howser
- 20 Frank White
- 42 Jackie Robinson (in any Major League Baseball club)
Current roster of the Royals
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the number of players in the active squad at the beginning of the 2020 MLB season on 23/24. July increased to 30 players. Two weeks later there was a scheduled reduction to 28 players. Another two weeks later, the number of players is to be reduced to 26 and maintained for the entire 2020 season. In the case of double-headers , the teams may appoint a 27th player to the active squad.
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame boards with Royals badges. |
Kansas City Royals minor league teams
- AAA : Omaha Storm Chasers , Omaha , Nebraska
- AA : Northwest Arkansas Naturals , Springdale , Arkansas
- Advanced A : Wilmington Blue Rocks , Wilmington , Delaware
- A : Lexington Legends , Lexington , Kentucky
- Rookie : Burlington Royals , Burlington , North Carolina
- Rookie : Idaho Falls Chukars , Idaho Falls , Idaho
- Rookie : Arizona Royals , Surprise , Arizona
- Rookie : Dominican Royals , Dominican Republic
Web links
- Official site of the Kansas City Royals (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-roster-transaction-rules-for-2020-season accessed on: August 13, 2020
- ^ Affiliate History - Kansas City Royals. In: The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .