The Kansas City Royals baseball team is currently owned by an ownership group led by John Sherman. The franchise was first established by Ewing Kauffman in 1967.
Owners
- Ewing Kauffman (1967—1993)
- Avron Fogelman (1983—1991, part owner)
- Ewing Kauffman estate (1993—2000)
- David Glass (2000—2019)
- John Sherman (2020—present, majority owner)
- Alan Atterbury
- Karen Daniel
- Dan Dees
- Mark Demetree
- The Dunn Family
- Paul Edgerly
- Bill Gautreaux
- Mike Haverty
- J. B. Hebenstreit
- Carl Hughes
- Rob Kaplan
- Mariner Kemper
- The Lockton Family
- Patrick Mahomes
- Peter and Veronica Mallouk
- Terry Matlack
- Kent McCarthy
- Jay Pack
- PJM Baseball, LLC
- PlayBallKC, LLC
- Seventh Inning Stretch, LLC
- Brooks Sherman
- Eric Stonestreet
- Don Wagner
General Managers
- Cedric Tallis (1968—1974)
- Joe Burke (1974—1981)
- John Schuerholz (1981—1990)
- Herk Robinson (1990—2000)
- Allard Baird (2000—2006)
- Dayton Moore (2007—2021)
- J. J. Picollo (2022—present)
Other executives
References
- "Royals reveal star-studded ownership group". Kansas City Business Journal. November 26, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- Palmer, Tod (March 31, 2024). "Royals ownership allows Karen Daniel to continue blazing trails: If only 'Peanuts' could see her now". KSHB.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- Catania, Jason (July 28, 2020). "NFL star Mahomes joins Royals ownership". MLB.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- Rogers, Anne (September 14, 2021). "Royals promoting Moore, Picollo". Royals.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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