choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/a>. <\/p>\nHow Royals’ ballpark will be different![\"Daulton](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kew48nqy7z8m3gvh4z.jpg\" "\\"Daulton")
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Sep 20, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (5) reaches for a home run by Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) during the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
As Passan explained in the report, the Royals didn’t make the decision solely based on batted ball data, but they also believe moving the fences in will help their hitters between the ears.<\/p>\n
“Kauffman has played as a slightly above-average offensive park because the size of the outfield — which was second only to Coors Field — promoted more doubles and triples,” wrote Passan. <\/p>\n
“The distinct suppression of home runs, however, left the Royals concerned that hitters were changing their approaches on the road, consciously or subconsciously, and that altering the dimensions for the 81 games played at Kauffman without turning it into a bandbox would aid in Kansas City’s efforts to build a perennial playoff contender.” <\/p>\n
Kauffman ranked sixth out of 28 stadiums in overall park factor this year, though it only played one point above the standardized average of 100. It was 25th in home runs, however, while ranking fifth for doubles and third for triples.<\/p>\n
If you’re a Royals fan, you love to see the team pulling out all the stops in its efforts to ramp up the win total from year to year. It’s a little bit wonky that teams can alter their ballparks freely if they think it will help, but every park has different dimensions to start with, so there’s no basis for asking them not to make alterations.<\/p>\n
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