2015 Kansas City Royals | ||
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World Series Champions American League Champions American League Central Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |
City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Record | 95–67 (.586) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | David Glass | |
General managers | Dayton Moore | |
Managers | Ned Yost | |
Television | Fox Sports Kansas City (Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Joel Goldberg, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc) | |
Radio | KCSP 610 AM (Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc) | |
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The 2015 Kansas City Royals season was the 47th for the franchise, and their 43rd at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals made their second consecutive World Series appearance in 2015, after winning the American League in 2014. They won the series for the first time since 1985. The team won their first AL Central title on September 24, 2015, the first time the Royals won their division since 1985. They opened the playoffs by defeating the Houston Astros in five games in the ALDS and then defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in six games in the ALCS. They defeated the New York Mets in five games in the World Series, the second World Series championship in franchise history. The 2015 Royals were the first team since the 1989 Oakland Athletics to win the World Series after having lost the series in the previous season. This would not happen again until the 2022 Houston Astros would accomplish this feat. This would be the last season the Royals would make the playoffs until 2024.