Unlike most offseasons — including the last one, when Kansas City had just finished a 106-loss campaign that ranked among the worst in franchise history — the Royals are headed into this one with

Kansas Citians will be back out at Kauffman Stadium for the ALDS Game 4 on Thursday, Oct. 10. And if the series comes down to Game 5, it would be played at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12. Hours before Seth Lugo took the mound as starting pitcher in Kansas City, the tailgating fans were in high spirits outside Kauffman Stadium.

Only one player from the 2015 World Series-winning team remains with the Royals: World Series MVP Salvador Perez. The 34-year-old catcher is also the longest-tenured Royal, having played with the team since 2011 and been on contract with the organization since 2006, when he was 16 years old.

Playoff baseball returns to Kansas City. Excitement for the Royals to play is growing by the minute, as fans gear up for the big game.

The Kansas City Royals don’t always make the playoffs, but when they do, they make memories that last a lifetime.

The best-of-five ALDS moves to Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium for Games 3 and 4, with the Royals trying to avoid a Bronx return for a deciding Game 5.

After the dust settled in the wake of the Kansas City Royals’ 4-2 victory in Game 2 of the ALDS, New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. shared his thoughts on the series being tied at one game apiece.