KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Independent American Association’s Kansas City T-Bones will be renamed Kansas City Monarchs, after the team that played in the Negro Leagues.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has signed a licensing agreement with Mark Brandmeyer’s MaxFun Entertainment, owner of the minor league team.
The original Monarchs were founded in 1920 and won the first Negro League World Series in 1924. The team played in the Negro National League from 1920 to 1931 and the Negro American League from 1937 to 1961, with independent stints from 1932 to 1936 and 1962 to 1962. 1965.
“This exciting collaboration pays tribute to Kansas City’s rich baseball heritage and will be an important extension of the work we are doing to educate the public about the history of the Negro Leagues,” said the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball. Museum, Bob Kendrick in a statement Thursday. “We are excited that the proud legacy of the great Kansas City Monarchs will once again take the field and look forward to sharing our story through the many opportunities enabled by this historic alliance.”
A museum satellite exhibition is planned to travel with the team, which plans to establish a Monarchs youth academy for baseball and softball.