The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president, Bob Kendrick, celebrated the "tremendously important day" as Kansas City baseball is returned to its roots in a new stadium and district in downtown Kansas City. The Royals will leave Kauffman Stadium and move to an 85-acre space at Crown Center in downtown, creating a new ground and district. Kendrick praised the project, noting the importance of the history of baseball in the city and its heritage, which began in great part with the legendary Kansas City Monarchs and the Royals. The move is seen as a return to the "center of the universe" for baseball in Kansas City, where much of its roots were made. The museum's president, Kendrick, expressed his pride in the project and expressed hope for future fans of baseball who will enjoy the new stadium for years.