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Baseball's Kansas City Monarchs Will Play Again

The Kansas City Monarchs
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The Kansas City Monarchs disbanded in 1965 but their place in baseball history will be honored as a new franchise will carry the storied team's name.

In a deal with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a team from the American Association will take on the Monarchs name.

The team formerly known as the Kansas City T-Bones ran into problems paying its rent and utility bills and was evicted from its home field in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Now under new ownership, the organization made a deal with the museum to change its name and tell the story of the preeminent and longest-playing team of the Negro Leagues.

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