{"id":2384843,"date":"2026-04-22T20:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2384843"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:51:01","slug":"is-crown-center-the-right-move-for-the-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/is-crown-center-the-right-move-for-the-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Crown Center the right move for the Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"lead-item \">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">\n<p>            <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!--[--><!-- AiSummaryComponent.html --><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>More than three years after announcing the quest for a new home for the Royals, the team unveiled plans for a ballpark in downtown. They\u2019ll create an 85-acre stadium district in Kansas City\u2019s Crown Center and Washington Square Park.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In this special edition of SportsBeat KC, the weekly sports podcast of The Star and KCUR (89.3 FM), columnist Vahe Gregorian shares his thoughts on the Royals\u2019 forthcoming new digs.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kauffman Stadium, in its 54th season, has been a popular home for the Royals. Did principal owner John Sherman get it right with Crown Center?<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>And now both of the Truman Sports Complex tenants have announced new homes. With the Chiefs moving out of Arrowhead to a site in Wyandotte County, how much will we miss the franchises\u2019 current status as next-door neighbors?<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px; color-scheme: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_14052_979fc114-054d-45f0-9fa5-f8b43b5209fb&amp;uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F14052%2Ffeed-rss.xml\" title=\"PRX Embed Player\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Rundown (timestamps are approximate)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>0:54 \u2014 The downtown ballpark dream has come true.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>10:15 \u2014 Why parking situation is on all our minds<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>SportsBeat KC is the sports podcast of The Kansas City Star and KCUR, hosted by Blair Kerkhoff. It\u2019s produced by Monty Davis, Irvin Zhang, Suzanne Hogan, and Gabriella Lacey, and edited by Jeff Rosen and Scott Chasen.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"zone grid\">\n<div class=\"related-stories story-module\">\n<h5>Related Stories from  Kansas City Star<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"24.624365482234\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"6.253807106599\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/218631435\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/public\/latest-news\/bg4si2\/picture221734130\/alternates\/FREE_480\/BlairKerkhoff-profile\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Blair Kerkhoff\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/218631435\/\">Blair Kerkhoff<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">The Kansas City Star<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than three years after announcing the quest for a new home for the Royals, the team unveiled plans for a ballpark in downtown. They\u2019ll create an 85-acre stadium district in Kansas City\u2019s Crown Center and Washington Square Park. 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