Relay the Way, the 9.49-mile baseball toss set for the Royals’ opening day, is already a success — and it’s about to get even better.
It took less than three days to sign up the 2,500 people needed to throw the ball, about 20 feet each, from Union Station to Kauffman Stadium, where it will be used Sunday for the first pitch of the world champions’ 2016 season.
And everyone who signed up could make a donation to the event — $30 was suggested — raising money and awareness for the Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy.