KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals fans packed downtown Kansas City on Tuesday as the team's first World Series trophy in 30 years and the players who won it wound through crowded streets.
Waving flags, hats and signs, the crowd erupted in cheers as pickup trucks carrying CEO David Glass and his players, several of them holding their children in their laps, rolled past. One fan held up a placard reading "Thanks Comeback Kids," a nod to the Royals' record-setting eight postseason comeback wins.
"It's the first time I've ever been able to see something like this," said Steve Spencer, 48, of Kansas City.