(Editor’s note: This is one of several on-this-date posts that KoK will publish leading into and throughout the 2017 postseason. They will highlight the postseason success of the Kansas City Royals over the years with particular emphasis given to 2014 and 2015—given the strong ties to the current squad.)
From 1985 to 2014, the Kansas City Royals suffered through the longest playoff droughts in the four major sports, according to the Kansas City Star. That all ended three years ago when the team landed a Wild Card spot on Sept.