The Kansas City Royals are not exactly a fruitful farm for future Hall of Fame players. Third baseman George Brett remains the lone homegrown Royal in Cooperstown, even though a handful of future Hall of Famers passed through Kansas City late in their careers.
Such is the life of an expansion franchise, while older clubs benefited from the Hall of Fame boom earlier in the 20th century.
But the organization’s connection to Cooperstown goes beyond what happened between the lines. Several Hall of Famers made their mark elsewhere, yet spent meaningful time with the Royals as managers, executives, or scouts.