KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals came up with a win against the Baltimore Orioles Sunday and fans hope the momentum carries on as a new era of Royals baseball is set to begin.
"I think the Glass family's done a great job here," Royals fan Bob Bornkessel said.
Royals fans are calling David Glass' time with the team a home run.
"Very thankful for what the Glass family did for Kansas City, they did a lot in the 20 years that he was here, 20 plus years, and I thought it was really awesome," fan Brett Hothan said.
The Mountain View, Missouri, native gained control of the franchise in 2000 for $96 million. Glass was selected to run the team after the original owner, Ewing Kauffman, died in 1993.
This week, the Royals confirmed an agreement by Glass and his family to sell the club to Kansas City businessman and Cleveland Indians minority owner,John Sherman. Sherman is a former Royals season-ticket holder and soon to be third owner of the team since its inception in 1969.
"I think it's going into the right hands, obviously. I think it will be good for Kansas City, maybe in the long run," Hothan said.
While fans look back on Glass' legacy, they said they appreciate his efforts to keep the team in Kansas City during a rough stretch in the 1990s. Fans said they will never forget the back-to-back World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015, a championship and World Series parade that brought more than 800,000 people downtown.
"You know that World Series was huge, and I think it just did a lot for our town and just really proud to be a Royals fan right now," Hothan said.
Royals fans are looking forward to the future, and hopeful new ownership means new additions to the roster.
"We're excited, it's a new opportunity. The Glass family did some good things for the city, bringing a World Series title here, but all good things need to come to an end and we're looking forward to a bright future, hopefully increasing the payroll and bringing some pitching in," baseball fan Jim Edmiston said.
The sale of the team still needs approval by other MLB owners, but is expected to happen before the end of the year.
