Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium (pronounced /ˈkɔːfmən/; formerly Royals Stadium and also known as The K.) is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, and home to the Kansas City Royals of the American League. Together with Arrowhead Stadium, home of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, it is a part of the Truman Sports Complex. Since July 2, 1993, the venue has been known as Kauffman Stadium in honor of the Royals...
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Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium (pronounced /ˈkɔːfmən/; formerly Royals Stadium and also known as The K.) is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, and home to the Kansas City Royals of the American League. Together with Arrowhead Stadium, home of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, it is a part of the Truman Sports Complex. Since July 2, 1993, the venue has been known as Kauffman Stadium in honor of the Royals' founding owner, Ewing Kauffman.
Kauffman Stadium was built specifically for baseball during an era where building multisport "cookie-cutter" stadiums were commonplace. It is often held up along with Dodger Stadium as one of the best examples of modernist stadium design.
The stadium is currently 36 years old, making it the sixth-oldest stadium in major-league baseball. The stadium recently underwent a $250 million renovation, which began after the 2007 season and was completed in July 2009.
In 1967, voters in Jackson County, Missouri...
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