Long before Fetty Wap and the 1738 craze, the Royals had special relationship with a different music star: Garth Brooks.
Brooks, who is finishing up a stretch of seven concerts at the Sprint Center this weekend, has ties with the Royals that go back to 2004. Here is a look at the connection.
2004: A different kind of hit
This is a sentence from a Kansas City Star story from spring training in Surprise, Ariz., in 2004:
“But Brooks ignited a three-run rally by Team 1 in the bottom of the inning by pushing a leadoff single into right field against Brad Voyles.