While the Kansas City Royals were preparing for the 2025 season, rumors regarding their potential future stadium spread like wildfire. After radio host Bob Fescoe’s reported certainty over the Royals moving to Kansas was shut down by the land managers , the push remains from fans and politicians to keep the Royals in Kansas City.
Mayor Quinto Lucas of Kansas City, Missouri, seems to be putting the full-court press to keep the Royals on his side of the state line, reportedly offering more than $1 billion in state and local funding.
Kansas City mayor reportedly offered KC Royals massive incentives to stay local
“This chat has gone on for a really long time,” Lucas said in an interview with KSHB 41’s Charlie Keegan . “I think the people of Kansas City and, indeed, the entire region are ready for it to be done. We think that we put forward a robust offer that allows the Royals either to go downtown or even to stay at Kauffman Stadium.”
Lucas did not specify a timeline for his or local officials’ next steps in keeping the Royals in Kansas City. However, Royals chairman and CEO John Sherman provided a general timeframe earlier this year at the annual Royals Rally at Kauffman Stadium …