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The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri, competing in the American League Central Division of Major League Baseball (MLB). Founded as an expansion franchise in 1969 by businessman Ewing Kauffman, the team was created after Senator Stuart Symington demanded a new club for the city following the departure of the Athletics; their name honors the annual American Royal livestock show and two former Negro league teams. The Royals quickly became a powerhouse in the late 1970s and 1980s, winning their first World Series in 1985 behind stars like George Brett and Bret Saberhagen, but then endured a 28-year postseason drought from 1986 to 2013. The drought ended dramatically in 2014 when they reached the World Series, losing to the San Francisco Giants, before capturing their second championship in 2015 by defeating the New York Mets, led by players such as Salvador Perez and Eric Hosmer. Playing at Kauffman Stadium since 1973, the team has an all-time record of 4,290–4,703–2, and as of 2023 is valued at $1.2 billion, with John Sherman serving as majority owner since 2019.