The Kansas City Royals reignited their fan base last season with a surprise run to the World Series. They may have inspired an increase in the local population while they were at it.
According to a recent feature story in the Kansas City Star, the Royals’ success may have coincided with a baby boom. One area hospital, Shawnee Mission Birth Center, noticed a significant spike in births last month — nine months after the World Series. The birth center logged 473 births, which broke the previous record of 456 births in a single month.
Coincidence?