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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Skretta

Royals to build a $1.9B ballpark at Crown Center as part of a $3B downtown KC redevelopment project

Orioles Royals Baseball - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Kansas City Royals are moving from their longtime home at Kauffman Stadium to the downtown Crown Center area, partnering with Hallmark Cards on a $3 billion project that includes a mixed-used development with a new ballpark as its centerpiece.

Royals owner John Sherman was joined by Hallmark chairman Don Hall Jr., Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, along with other local and state dignitaries, in making the announcement Wednesday near Hallmark headquarters.

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