Kansas City Royals

1969–1978


The Kansas City Royals ' original logo was designed by Hallmark Cards artist Shannon Manning, the finalist out of 15 artists chosen to submit designs for the team's logo.

1979–1985
The jersey wordmark was added underneath the logo in 1979.

1986–1992
The crest was made smaller in 1986.

1993–2001
In 1993, the crown and the "KC" monogram had their colors changed from yellow to gold.

2002–2018
In 2002, the logo was given a moderate facelift, with the letter "R" being removed and the "KC" monogram taking precedence.

2019–present
In 2019, the drop shadow was removed from the logo, which had its wordmark also removed; however, the wordmark version is still used as a secondary variant.