The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They 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 by Kansas City businessman Ewing Kauffman, after the city lost the Athletics to Oakland. The club has made four World Series trips, 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 barbecue competition held in Kansas City annually since 1899.
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The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri
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The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri
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The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri
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The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri
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The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division
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"firstYearOfPlay": "1968"
Bret Saberhagen (Wikipedia)
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He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Boston Red Sox from 1984 through 1999
Salvador Pérez (Wikipedia)
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Perez has played his entire career with the Royals
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