The Kansas City Royals announced former owner and chairman David Glass died last week. He was 85.
Glass sold the team to John Sherman last fall. The two businessmen came to an agreement in August and the deal was finalized in November. He owned the team for 20 years after his family acquired it in April 2000. Under Glass’s ownership, the Royals won the 2015 World Series, their first in 30 years joining the 1985 title, and back-to-back American League pennants in 2014 and ’15.
Senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager Dayton Moore said in a team statement:
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