KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Royals honor a fan at each game who impacts our community with the Buck O’Neil Legacy seat. Game 4’s honoree was Hickman Mills Elementary School teacher Kellee Ransom.
The Kansas City Royals partnered with QuikTrip on a four-year pilot program this year called the Royals Literacy League. 18 classrooms at nine schools have a designated Royals Player as a Classroom Champion.
“We’ve got Bobby Witt Jr., my classroom champion, who is literally pouring love and support into our classrooms. So while he’s a star on the diamond he’s a star on the diamond. He’s a star in the hearts of our children,” Ransom said.
Witt met with children at Ingles Elementary back in May.
“Have y’all ever heard of Llama Llama Red Pajama?” he asked the students.
“We see him out there on that diamond making these plays, being just really clever and he talks about how books really open the door to think on such a high level and how that’s helped him be successful on that diamond,” Ransom said.