Royals will allow more fans into Kauffman Stadium in May. Here’s how to get tickets.
Royals manager Mike Matheny believes the plan to expand capacity for games at Kauffman Stadium next month will provide a boost to his team, which has the best record in baseball.
Starting in May, the Royals will allow 17,400 fans at games, the team announced Tuesday. Single-game tickets for next month’s contests will be sold starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday on royals.com.
All tickets and parking must be purchased in advance through the Royals website, as there will be no in-person or game-day sales. And the tickets and parking passes will be accessed through the MLB Ballpark app.
Taylor Davis, the Royals’ host/team reporter, said in a news conference the team didn’t arrive at the new attendance numbers unilaterally.
“The safety of our fans and our organization is still the top priority,” Davis said. “So as new announcements have come out, as this thing continues to evolve and we have all the necessary information with both the city health officials, as well as Major League Baseball, these conversations continue to happen, and now everyone feels really solid about the number we’re at per day.”
The Royals said they will provide 3-foot socially distanced pod-style seating as part of the team’s continued COVID-19 pandemic safety precautions. In April, the team allowed 10,000 fans per game into Kauffman Stadium, which has a capacity of 37,903.
Matheny was asked about the expanded capacity ahead of the Royals’ game Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.
“That’s great news,” Matheny said. “I’ve just got to figure that we’ve got some Royals fans that would love to be in the park watching how these guys are playing right now. So that’s fantastic news for us, and we’ll feed off that environment, there’s no question.”
The Royals said single-game ticket availability will be determined on a month-by-month basis until Kauffman Stadium is opened to full capacity.
“I think that we’re taking this at a steady pace but we’re taking it at a responsible pace as well,” Davis said. “I think already seeing it in April we were just under 30% (capacity) and now by May at 45(%). So it does seem like progress is being attained very easily and quickly. I think that our goal would be by mid-May to maybe have another reevaluation, (or) announcement perhaps, about what we’ll do moving forward.
“So I would say every few weeks we’re kind of reevaluating this thing, seeing how quickly or how slowly we need to take it. But progress is absolutely a priority.”
This story was originally published April 27, 2021 at 1:53 PM with the headline "Royals will allow more fans into Kauffman Stadium in May. Here’s how to get tickets.."
