According to Baseball America, California produces the most American-born ballplayers, which should be no surprise considering it is a warm-weather state with 39 million people. But it is actually Florida that produces more players per capita, followed by California and then Georgia and Mississippi. Kansas and Missouri fall in the middle of the pack, with the Sunflower State edging their border rivals.
Where do great Royals players come from? Let’s take a look state-by-state, and find the greatest Royals player native to that state. I used the state of birth, which can be a bit misleading.