List of Kansas City Royals owners and executives explained

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)^[1]
  • Alan Atterbury
  • Karen Daniel^[2]
  • 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^[3]
  • 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)^[4]

Other executives

• Larry Doughty
• Dan Glass
• Lou Gorman
• Michael E. Herman
• Joe Klein
• Art Stewart
• Dean Taylor

External links

• Baseball America: Executive Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Royals reveal star-studded ownership group. Kansas City Business Journal . November 26, 2019 . March 21, 2022. en.
2. Web site: Royals ownership allows Karen Daniel to continue blazing trails: If only ‘Peanuts’ could see her now. Palmer. Tod. KSHB.com. March 31, 2024. March 31, 2024. en.
3. Web site: Catania . Jason . July 28, 2020 . NFL star Mahomes joins Royals ownership . March 21, 2022 . MLB.com . en.
4. News: Royals promoting Moore, Picollo. Rogers. Anne. Royals.com. en. September 14, 2021. September 14, 2021.