When the Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland after the 1967 season, Kansas City was left without professional baseball for the first and only time since 1883. An enraged SenatorStuart Symington threatened to introduce legislation removing baseball's antitrust exemption unless Kansas City was granted a team in the next round of expansion. MLB complied during the 1967 winter meetings, awarding one of four expansion teams to Kansas City to start play in 1971. Pharmaceutical executive Ewing Kauffman won the bidding for the new Kansas City team, which he named the Royals after the American Royal Livestock Show, which has been held in Kansas City every year since 1899.
However, Symington was not satisfied and pressured MLB to allow the new teams to start play in 1969. Symington's intervention may have contributed to the collapse of one of the Royals' expansion brethren, the Seattle Pilots, who moved to Milwaukee as the Brewers after only one season.
Royals sign two to minor-league deals Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:15:00 -0600
The Royals signed two players Wednesday to minor-league contracts: left-handed pitcher <strong>Nelson Payano </strong>and outfielder <strong>Jorge Bonifacio</strong>. Payano, 27, spent six minor leagues seasons in the Braves and Mariners organizations before pitching in Japan last year, where he was 0-2 with a 2.68 ERA with 16 strikeouts and five walks in 13 2/3 innings.
Royals sign two to minor-league deals Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:54:00 -0600
The Royals signed two players to minor-league contracts: left-handed pitcher Nelson Payano and outfielder Jorge Bonifacio.
Royals add Brian Anderson to outfield Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:15:00 -0600
The Royals and outfielder <strong>Brian Anderson </strong>agreed to a one-year contract worth $700,000 on Tuesday. Anderson hit .243 with four homers and 18 RBIs in 86 games for the Red Sox and White Sox last year. He figures to compete with <strong>Mitch Maier </strong>to be starting center fielder. <strong>Willie Bloomquist </strong>could also get some time in center.
Royals sign outfielder Anderson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:58:00 -0600
The Royals and outfielder Brian Anderson agreed to a one-year contract worth $700,000 on Tuesday.
Coco Crisp reportedlty to sign with A's Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:15:00 -0600
A former Royal is about to sign with another American League team. Outfielder <strong>Coco Crisp</strong> has reportedly been plucked from the crop of available free agents. The Oakland Athletics were closing in on a deal Sunday with him on a one-year contract with a club option for the 2011 season. Crisp provided Kansas City with solid early returns before shoulder surgery ended his season, Crisp’s first with the Royals, prematurely.
Another honor for Greinke Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:15:00 -0600
The Royals’ <strong>Zack Greinke</strong> prevented San Francisco’s <strong>Tim Lincecum</strong> from taking a second consecutive This Year in Baseball Top Starter honor. Greinke, the 2009 AL Cy Young winner, edged Lincecum with 19.8 percent of the vote, compared with 19.6 percent for Lincecum. The Yankees’ <strong>CC Sabathia</strong> was third (12.9 percent), followed by the Tigers’ <strong>Justin Verlander</strong> at 11.8 percent
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