Royals Reveal Jersey Patch to Honor David Glass During 2020 Season

Former Kansas City Royals owner David Glass passed away from pneumonia two weeks ago at the age of 84. His lasting memory, however, will be carried by Kansas City's players during the upcoming MLB season.

Thursday afternoon, the club announced it would honor Glass with a memorial patch on their 2020 uniforms. A circle on the right sleeve of the jersey will feature his stitched initials stitched in blue underneath a halo-shaped crown.

Here is the patch the Royals will wear on their uniforms this season in honor of the late David Glass. https://t.co/GFCd9W0jSk
— Pete Grathoff (@pgrathoff) January 23, 2020

Glass took over as interim CEO and chairman of the franchise in 1993 following the death of founder Ewing Kauffman, the namesake of Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium. In 2000, Glass became the only full-time owner of the team, a role he held until he sold his majority stake in 2019.

Under Glass, the Royals ended a 29-year postseason drought before making it to the World Series in consecutive seasons in 2014 and 2015. Kansas City fell to San Francisco in seven games the first time, then the Royals beat the Mets in five games in their second go at it.

Sad to hear about the passing of David Glass. He saved and revived baseball in KC. Without him stepping up we may have lost our team. Thanks for everything especially 2014-2015 the best baseball years of our lives #royals
— Bob Fescoe (@bobfescoe) January 17, 2020

Without Glass for the first time in almost three decades, the Royals are in search of their first postseason appearance since their 2015 title. But they'll be carrying him with them as they embark on their next adventure.