See what it takes to shine up Kauffman Stadium for Kansas City Royals’ Opening Day game
By Dominick Williams
Kauffman Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Royals, is maintained year round, but as Opening Day nears, the facility gets a little more attention.
Stadium maintenance workers and members of the ground crew were busy Tuesday shining everything for Thursday’s Opening Day game with the Cleveland Guardians.
While crews hosed down seats so they are clean for fans attending the opener, the grounds crew was on the field behind home plate hand painting the Opening Day logo that adorns all of the MLB diamonds that will be hosting games on Thursday.
Watch the video to see what it takes to The K ready to play ball.
A temporary stadium crew worker sprays down seats at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. After sitting mostly vacant all winter, crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Kansas City Royals grounds keepers spray water on the dirt surround the baseball diamond at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Painters paint lacquer on wood bar tops at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. After sitting mostly vacant all winter, crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Zach Crews of Brummell Lawn & Landscape plants pansies in front of Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Kansas City Royals grounds crew workers tend to the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
John Reed, Sr. Manager of the Royals grounds crew, switches out an infield rake attachment on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
John Reed and a crew of Royals grounds keepers spray water on the infield at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Paul Brack, a retired volunteer that has worked for the Royals for the last 12 years, sprays window cleaner on glass in the Royals dugout at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Brack said he could think of a better retirement job. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Washable paint sits in a cart on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The grounds crew uses the paint so it can be easily washed off after the Opening Day game for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Clinton Elder, a grounds crewman for the Royals, mixes red paint for the MLB Opening Day logo on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Grounds crew workers lay out a stencil for the MLB Opening Day logo to be painted on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Grounds crew workers paint on a stencil for the MLB Opening Day logo to be painted on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A Royals grounds crew worker paints lettering for the MLB Opening Day logo on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
The MLB Opening Day logo required several coats of paint on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Crews worked throughout the day to prepare for Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A team of Royals grounds crew workers block in red and blue paint for the MLB Opening Day logo on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The task is mandated by Major League Baseball for all fields to feature the logo. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A team of Royals grounds crew workers block in red and blue paint for the MLB Opening Day logo on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The task is mandated by Major League Baseball for all fields to feature the logo. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
This story was originally published March 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
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