Royals hyped for ‘electric’ return to KC after taking Game 2 on road
NEW YORK — The Royals, at last, are coming home.
And they’ve got the momentum on their side in the American League Division Series after a 4-2 Game 2 win over the Yankees on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
It’s been more than two weeks since the Royals were last in Kansas City. Since then, they got their regular season back on track with a sweep in Washington D.C. They popped champagne twice, clinching a playoff berth in Atlanta and winning the AL Wild Card Series in Baltimore. They spent five days in New York and got what they came for: A split with the AL East champion Yankees in the Bronx.
Now the Royals are officially bringing postseason baseball back to Kauffman Stadium, a goal of theirs from the start of 2024 after hearing what the ‘14-15 runs were like and seeing how the sports city has embraced an NFL dynasty right across the parking lot at the Truman Sports Complex with the Chiefs — who, by the way, are undefeated after beating the Saints on Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium.
A “Let’s go Royals” chant broke out there. The Royals had the end of the Chiefs’ game playing in the clubhouse postgame.
It’s a good time to be a Kansas City fan and an even better time to be in Kansas City – and the Royals can’t wait to join the party as the ALDS shifts to the Midwest for Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday. If a Game 5 is necessary, it will be back in New York on Saturday.
“It’s going to be electric,” shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. said. “… Going back home is going to be a lot of fun. Get the boys right, getting hot at the right time. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
