KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The latest on celebrations in Kansas City to mark the Kansas City Royals’ World Series victory (all times local):
10:40 a.m.
Kansas City Royals fans are streaming into the city in preparation for a celebration of the team’s World Series championship.
Parade Day is here! Enjoy it, Kansas City. You deserve it! #Crowned pic.twitter.com/rABvsl7YR3
— Royals (@Royals) November 3, 2015
Fans took up spots along the 2.3-mile parade route Tuesday morning, hours before the start of the parade, with many playing games and cheering, while some slept. Organizers set up food trucks and provided music to entertain the fans as they waited for the parade to start. The Royals won the World Series Sunday with a 7-2 win over the New York Mets, the team’s first championship since 1985. Steve Templeton, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, says he’s supported the Royals since 1965. He says he couldn’t attend the 1985 parade and was determined not to miss this one, and he wanted to be sure his 8-year-old son had the experience. ___
12:10a.m. The Kansas City Royals and their fans will throw one of the biggest parties in the city’s history to celebrate the team’s first World Series championship in 30 years. The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the New York Mets. It was the first championship for the Royals since 1985, which was followed by decades of losing baseball that caused many in the city to abandon the team. City officials said they expect at least 200,000 people to pack into the 2.3-mile parade route Tuesday through downtown Kansas City to cheer as the players, coaches and team officials drive by in a motorcade before a rally at Union Station.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City officials have announced plans for the 2015 World Series parade and celebration for the champion Kansas City Royals. The city says in a release that the 2.3 mile-long parade starts at noon Tuesday in the Power & Light District in downtown and heads north before ending at Union Station, where the victory rally is planned.
It is a #RoyalCelebration on Tuesday to celebrate our 2015 World Champs! Parade route attached. #Royals pic.twitter.com/vODU6YKzeV — Kansas City, MO (@KCMO) November 2, 2015
We’ll have shuttles to #RoyalCelebration Parade, FREE RIDES all day TUESDAY, Nov. 3. https://t.co/WDE4R4SR4m #Royals pic.twitter.com/seKL67r6sH — KCATA (@KCATAMetro) November 2, 2015
The Royals on Sunday won their first World Series crown since 1985 with a 7-2 win in 12 innings in Game 5 against the New York Mets in New York.
Royals starter Edinson Volquez threw two-hit ball for six innings. He pitched a day after returning from his father’s funeral in the Dominican Republic.
The city says free transportation to the celebration area will be provided from various locations around the city.
City officials said they expect at least 200,000 people to pack into the 2.3-mile parade route Tuesday through downtown Kansas City to cheer as the players, coaches and team officials drive by in a motorcade before a rally at Union Station.