After being eliminated once again, the Kansas City Royals exited the season positioned at the bottom of the American League Central Division. However, this has become a consistent story that the Royals keep reiterating as they failed to cross the fourth-position marker for the fourth consecutive year.
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However, it’s about time that the Royals’ front office and ownership take responsibility for their disappointing past and make some changes in that direction. Along similar lines, Patrick Mahomes’ team recently made an announcement of the big plans that lie in front of Kansas City as they prepare for a gigantic $2 billion ballpark district.
Patrick Mahomes’ MLB team has some big plans ahead
Royals Chairman John Sherman recently spoke about the difficulties in maintaining Kauffman Stadium, which opened in 1973. Consequently, the franchise decided to build a $2 billion downtown ballpark district either in Kansas City or somewhere in the nearby locality.
The Kansas City Royals have proposed a new, $2 billion downtown ballpark district. It would be the largest public-private development project in Kansas City history.
As reported by Front Office Sports on Twitter, “It would be the largest public-private development project in Kansas City history.”
While talking about this gigantic upcoming project in a letter, Sherman said, “If this proposal moves forward, we see this development as another storied chapter for Kansas City.”
This is how fans reacted to this new proposal:
They need a crown scoreboard but otherwise no notes
Putting the stadium downtown would more than double that number.
It’s baseball tailgating (and especially parking) is irrelevant
When the team has been competitive…
I think the 2 billion is for the whole project. Not just the stadium. But by the time it gets built it will probably be closer to 3.
Nobody said it was single use. The city books the Sprint Center hundreds of nights per year.
The best move the @Royals could possibly make is to get rid of @BallySportsKC because we all hate them.
Maybe they could propose a plan to have a winning team again!!!??
Notably, Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a part owner of the Royals.
Kansas City Royals upsetting postseason absence since 2015
In 2014, Kansas City Royals managed to break their prolonged and awry 29-year-long slump that led to consecutive misses in the postseason. Finally, after almost three decades, the Royals reached the World Series in 2014.
While 2014 didn’t prove to be their year, 2015 did. One year after losing the World Series to the San Francisco Giants, the Royals beat the Mets within five games. However, since then, the Royals have returned to their losing ways and have missed seven consecutive postseasons.
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Oct 23, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) yells towards the crowd before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports | Reuters
In fact, since 2018, the Royals haven’t even crossed the fourth position point in the American League Central Division. 2022 was a similar story as they ranked at the bottom of the Central Division.
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Will 2023 be Kansas’ year? What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.