Mayor Sly James, Royals general manager Dayton Moore and other city, Royals and Major League Baseball officials broke ground Wednesday on the Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy at Parade Park.
“It’s been a lot of work, by a lot of people, and I’m just glad to be a part of it,” Moore said of participating in the groundbreaking.
The first of the $14 million project’s two phases, which consists of three baseball and one softball field, a walking trail, relocated basketball courts, relocated and renovated tennis courts and a relocated playground near the community center, is scheduled to open this fall.