KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A date that will forever go down in history for Kansas City sports fans.
Saturday, Nov. 1, marks 10 years since the Kansas City Royals won the World Series, their first one since 1985.
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Rallying in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer scrambled home to tit the game and the break away in the 12th to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in Game 5 of the World Series on Nov. 1, 2015.
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 1: Members of the Kansas City Royals celebrate on the field after defeating the New York Mets in Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on Sunday, November 1, 2015 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Shot of the Union Station the night before the parade – Paine Studios Photography
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals douses manager Ned Yost #3 of the Kansas City Royals after the Kansas City Royals defeat the New York Mets in Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets with a score of 7 to 2 to win the World Series. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Wade Davis #17 and Drew Butera #9 of the Kansas City Royals celebrate after defeating the New York Mets in Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets with a score of 7 to 2 to win the World Series. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Ben Zobrist #18 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates after scoring a run off of a three run RBI double hit by Lorenzo Cain #6 to also scoring Alcides Escobar #2 and Paulo Orlando #16 in the twelfth inning against Bartolo Colon #40 of the New York Mets during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Christian Colon #24 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with his teammates after scoring in the 12th inning against the New York Mets during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Jarrod Dyson #1 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Alcides Escobar #2 after scoring the go ahead run hit by Christian Colon #24 in the twelfth inning against Addison Reed #43 of the New York Mets during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Jarrod Dyson #1 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates teammates after scoring the go ahead run hit by Christian Colon #24 in the twelfth inning against Addison Reed #43 of the New York Mets during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals scores a run off of a grounded out hit by Salvador Perez #13 to tie the game in the ninth inning against Jeurys Familia #27 of the New York Mets during Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: The Kansas City Royals celebrate defeating the New York Mets to win Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets with a score of 7 to 2 to win the World Series. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Wade Davis #17 of the Kansas City Royals and Drew Butera #9 of the Kansas City Royals celebrate with teammates after defeating the New York Mets to win Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets with a score of 7 to 2 to win the World Series. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates in the clubhouse after defeating the New York Mets to win Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets with a score of 7 to 2 to win the World Series. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with the World Series Most Valuable Player Award after defeating the New York Mets to win Game Five of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field on November 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets with a score of 7 to 2 to win the World Series. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
The team, including Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon and the late Yordano Ventura were treated like, well royals, upon their return to Kansas City with the trophy.
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A few days following the World Series win, a sea of blue greeted the champs as they returned to KC for their victory parade. Although it’s impossible to know exactly how many people packed the parade route, some estimates were as high as 800,000 fans.
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