KC voters rejected downtown baseball once. The Royals need to remember why.

KC voters rejected downtown baseball once. The Royals need to remember why.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The back-and-forth discussion spanned a dozen minutes before 11 of 13 city council members metaphorically raised their hands, pledging up to $600 million to the Kansas City Royals for a downtown baseball stadium.

4 The People: Downtown baseball stadium, the World Cup and SevenDays

Kansas City, Missouri moved two steps forward in trying to get the Royals to build a downtown stadium in the Washington Square Park near Crown Center.