Royals to release renderings of proposed $2 billion baseball stadium

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Anticipation is building as the Kansas City Royals prepare to unveil renderings associated with the team’s plan to build a new $2 billion baseball stadium. 

Team leadership will present economic data and new renderings of the proposed stadium during a press conference on Tuesday. Watch the presentation in the video player above starting at 2 p.m. 

In January, a consultant for the Royals said the team was considering 14 potential sites near downtown for a future stadium. The list of potential sites has since dwindled down to two.

The Royals will now choose between building a new stadium in the East Village near the downtown loop or a site in North Kansas City near 18th Avenue and Fayette Street.

A $1 billion private investment from the Royals ownership group is expected to help support the entertainment district surrounding the stadium in addition to a proposed sales tax extension that could impact taxpayers in whichever county the Royals select.

The Royals are expected to announce the location for the new stadium in late September.