Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are one of five teams in the Central Division of the American League.

The Royals began play in 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri. In their inaugural game, on April 8, 1969, the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 in 12 innings.

The team was quickly built through a number of good trades engineered by its first General Manager, Cedric Tallis. Lou Piniella won the Rookie of the Year during the Royals inaugural season . The Royals also invested in a strong farm system and soon developed such future stars as pitchers Paul Splittorff and Steve Busby, infielders George Brett and Frank White, and outfielder Al Cowens.
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