<Tr> <Th> General Manager </Th> <Td> Dayton Moore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of Baseball Operations </Th> <Td> Dan Glass </Td> </Tr> <P> The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri . The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member team of the American League (AL) Central division . The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969, and has participated in four World Series, winning in 1985 and 2015, and losing in 1980 and 2014 . </P> <P> The name Royals originates from the American Royal, a livestock show, horse show, rodeo, and championship barbeque competition held annually in Kansas City since 1899 . The name also fits into something of a theme for other professional sports franchises in the city, including the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, the former Kansas City Kings of the NBA, and the former Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League . </P>

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