November 22, 2004
Royal Return
Do you ever wonder why the Kansas City team is called the Royals? This Christmas story provides a clue.
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Kansas City has had a history of team names that involve royalty: the Monarchs, the Chiefs, the Royals, and the Kings.
This thread offers a couple of explanations for the origin of the team name: http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=21290 If my grandfather were still alive, I could ask him--he covered the Royals for the AP at their inception.