{"id":2261938,"date":"2026-02-02T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2261938"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:00:17","slug":"royals-owner-provides-the-latest-update-on-kcmo-stadium-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-owner-provides-the-latest-update-on-kcmo-stadium-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals owner provides the latest update on KCMO stadium push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman provided hope for the Royals stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis process, it\u2019s really about making sure that we fulfill Ewing Kauffman\u2019s promise that the Royals are Kansas City\u2019s forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/royals-stadium-plans-shift-does-160100754.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals\u2019 stadium plans shift; does Chiefs deal in Kansas play in what happens next?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"> Royals\u2019 stadium plans shift; does Chiefs deal in Kansas play in what happens next? <\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the team withdrew its interest in the Aspiria Campus in Overland Park and missed the deadline to put a sales tax on Clay County\u2019s April ballot, Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota is more confident than ever that the team will stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that Jackson County is the best place and that\u2019s where they\u2019re going to land,\u201d LeVota said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo to see them narrow it down and move off Kansas, was something we definitely thought was going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, LeVota says they\u2019re not just fixated on a stadium at Washington Square Park. The park near Union Station and Crown Center has been considered a possible stadium site for months.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s still in the mix in Jackson County, for sure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re narrowing it down, not in Overland Park, not in Kansas anymore, and not in Clay County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans I spoke to on Sunday were concerned about the congestion in the area if the stadium is built at Washington Square Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a big fan of the traffic, the parking,\u201d said Mark Burnaugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe we won\u2019t get as much tailgating, potentially crime. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m more afraid of losing them out of Kansas City, Missouri.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/kansas-city-royals-pasquantino-avoid-225039230.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals, Pasquantino avoid arbitration with new 2-year deal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"> Kansas City Royals, Pasquantino avoid arbitration with new 2-year deal <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had lived downtown for like five years and even just like a new apartment complex, like there\u2019s no parking,\u201d said Madi Stancic.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe streetcar is already full when there\u2019s one concert, it\u2019s just it\u2019s going to be bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LeVota says that improved communication has helped their pitch to land the team. \u201cBack in the past, the city hall and the courthouse were not talking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that was a problem. That was a problem with the Chiefs and a problem with the Royals on the dysfunction between government. And now, city hall and the courthouse are talking every day. And that makes a big difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says a potential funding package would include finances from both the city and county.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019ll all have to be partners and they\u2019ll be asking for a certain amount of money to create this new complex, for lack of a better word.\u00a0It\u2019s not just going to be a stadium, it\u2019s going to be a complex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Now, LeVota says the team is doing its due diligence in Jackson County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019re just narrowing down all of the different noise and all the different opportunities that people speculate. The Royals aren\u2019t speculating anything. They\u2019re doing their due diligence, and I respect them for doing that and they\u2019re doing what\u2019s best for their team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman provided hope for the Royals stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday. \u201cThis process, it\u2019s really about making sure that we fulfill Ewing Kauffman\u2019s promise that the Royals are Kansas City\u2019s forever,\u201d he said. 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