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Kansas City hosted it's own Royal Celebration for the World Series Champions.

Kansas City erupted in a half-hour flurry of fireworks Monday night after the Royals won the World Series, and the National Weather Service has radar images to prove it.

Kansas City officials have announced plans for the 2015 World Series parade and celebration for the champion Kansas City Royals.

The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series crown since 1985, rallying in the ninth inning when Eric Hosmer scrambled home to tie it and then breaking away in the 12th to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in Game 5 Sunday night.

Before last year it was that time of the year for most Royals' fans, when we're usually not all that interested in the World Series.  You have to go back to 1985 when the Royals were in the baseball finale, so unless there was an area team like the Cardinals playing in the fall classic, we were off doing other things.

Alex Gordon hit a tying home run with one out in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly against Bartolo Colon in the 14th and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 5-4 Tuesday night in the longest opener in World Series history.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced they have made a friendly wager on the outcome of this year’s World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. The series opens on Tuesday in Kansas City.

The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals for the first time in thirty years have won their divisions in the same year. Both teams will also have home field advantage in the American League and National League.

Hey, Steve Bartman -- Chicago is ready to kiss and make up.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will have to wait at least one more day for a chance to clinch their third straight NL Central title. Rain washed out Tuesday night's game against Pittsburgh. The Cardinals will start Michael Wacha in the opener against Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole...