KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a resounding manner Tuesday, the voters in Jackson County, Mo., rejected to approve an extension of the three-eighths-cent sales tax on a ballot initiative to ensure the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs remain in the county for at least the next 25 years. Before 9 p.m. CT, Kansas … Read more
Voters in Jackson County have rejected a 40-year extension of a 3/8th-cent sales tax. The extension would have helped fund a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals and maintain and repair Arrowhead Stadium. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, voters rejected Question 1 by a margin of 58-42 percent. Over 78,000 voters said … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials from the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority announced they signed a lease agreement Wednesday. LINK | KSHB 41 News coverage of stadium developments The clubs have been working to provide a new lease ahead of next Tuesday’s election in Jackson County, asking … Read more
Welcome to spring training, one of the great inventions in history. You may think we’re kidding. But ask anyone who had to pick up a snow shovel in the last week if they think we’re kidding. It may be tempting to say: What about the wheel? What about the microwave? What about the iPhone? What … Read more
SURPRISE, AZ — Seth Lugo’s first question to Will Smith was not one a free agent often asks a potential new teammate: Does anyone else on the team have children? Smith, 34, was recruiting Lugo, also 34, to join him with the Kansas City Royals. Lugo’s wife, Amanda, knowing the team was young, had said … Read more
‘A Golden Era’: Kansas City Royals announce Crossroads location for new stadium site Updated: 5:28 PM CST Feb 13, 2024 GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M MATT FLENER IN FOR LAURA AND I’M KELLY ECKERMAN. AFTER MONTHS OF WAITING AND MISSED DEADLINES, WE NOW KNOW WHERE THE ROYALS WANT TO BUILD A NEW STADIUM. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM … Read more
Bobby Witt Sr. worked 2,621 2/3 professional innings before his first in the World Series. It came in 2001, with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Witt never pitched again. He was 37 years old with four children at home — three daughters and a son, his namesake — and retired a champion. Bobby Witt Jr. was … Read more
This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. Sign up here to receive this content directly in your inbox every morning. We have a Hall of Fame class! We also take a look at the Royals’ search for a closer, an all-time baseball story and Rhys Hoskins’ new home. I’m Levi Weaver here with … Read more
The Hall of Fame is made for players like Adrián Beltré. As a pure hitter, reliable slugger and slick third baseman, Beltré had few peers: No other infielder in the history of baseball has 3,000 hits, 400 homers and five Gold Glove awards. Beltré, now 44, was a lock for the Hall of Fame. As … Read more
Kansas City business leaders are urging the renewal of the sports stadium sales tax, saying that small businesses would be hurt if the tax is not renewed. Jason Carter-Solomon, a commercial banker, believes that a downtown stadium in Kansas City will create synergy, allowing for better economic activity and more dollars for small businesses. “Right … Read more