A downtown ballpark for Kansas City to replace Kauffman Stadium? Let’s talk about it
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Downtown Kansas City Royals ballpark
The Kansas City Royals owners have raised the idea of a downtown baseball stadium. That has worked in other cities, but will fans give up Kauffman Stadium?
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A downtown stadium for the Royals is now a front burner issue. John Sherman, who leads the Royals ownership group, went public with the idea last month, and now it’s out there for everyone to consider.
Where would it be built? How much would it cost and who gets the tab? What becomes of Kauffman Stadium, and does the popular Royals ballpark even need to be replaced?
Those questions and more are explored in a Kansas City Star series of stories by columnist Sam Mellnger, beat writer Lynn Worthy and reporter Blair Kerkhoff and in this special edition of the SportsBeat KC podcast.
