Why Kansas City Royals still have no answer on their next stadium
It’s 2026 and we still don’t know where the Royals will build their next stadium. Why is that? We dig in on the latest SportsBeat KC podcast.
SportsBeat KC · KCUR and The Kansas City Star
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Show Notes
Opening day at The K was a success for the Royals, who beat the Minnesota Twins in the first home game. But only a handful of home openers at Kauffman Stadium remain for the team that’s actively looking for a new stadium. So where will it be built — and why has it taken this long?
Royals principal owner John Sherman addressed those questions before Monday’s game. Star columnists San McDowell and Vahe Gregorian discussed the topic on SportsBeat KC, the sports podcast of The Star and KCUR (89.3 FM).
Then, between games and base camps, at least 10 national teams will spend time in Kansas City during the FIFA World Cup. None is smaller — or perhaps more excited — than the Caribbean island nation of Curacao.
By area and population, it’s the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup.
Gilbert Martina, president of the Curacao Football Federation, told us how his team is preparing for the global stage … and Kansas City.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
1:15 — John Sherman’s latest update on a new Royals stadium
11:04 — How Royals looked on Opening day at The K
17:31 — Curacao’s World Cup journey & what KC can expect
36:20 — What else is on Blair’s radar?