Thirty years earlier, KC right fielder Darryl Motley backed up to the edge of the warning track, catching Andy Van Slyke’s ...

Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon rounds first on his way to home plate after hitting a solo home run in the ninth ...

World Series reunions can do more than bring a team together to recount now-legendary memories. They can also settle a 40-year promise.

The first event celebrating both of Kansas City’s World Series-winning clubs took place Thursday night in downtown Kansas ...

The Kansas City Royals will celebrate their 1985 and 2015 World Series teams this weekend against the St. Louis Cardinals at ...

Motley caught the final out of the 1985 World Series as the Royals beat the Cardinals in seven games. It ended a 30-year MLB championship drought in Kansas City, dating to when the A’s played at ...

"Buddy Biancalana, former Kansas City Royals shortstop and unsung 1985 World Series hero. At just five years old, Buddy told his mom he’d make it to the Major Leagues—and he did. Drafted in the first ...

This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers' Royals Beat newsletter. Jackson Stone, a Kansas City-based reporter/producer for ...

Although some finished with better records, none achieved more than the World Series champion 1985 Royals, a team built on speed, defense and pitching. “When we came here, we researched every ...