Burlington Royals

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Burlington Royals was the former name of a Minor League Baseball team based in Burlington, North Carolina, that served as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.

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instanceOf Minor League Baseball team
defunct baseball team
affiliatedWith Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED
affiliationType player development contract with Kansas City Royals
ballparkLocation Burlington, North Carolina NERFINISHED
basedIn Burlington, North Carolina NERFINISHED
city Burlington NERFINISHED
classLevel Rookie Advanced
competitionLevel short-season rookie advanced
country United States of America
division East Division of the Appalachian League NERFINISHED
firstSeasonAsRoyals 2007
foundedAsRoyalsYear 2007
geographicRegion North Carolina Piedmont NERFINISHED
homeBallpark Burlington Athletic Stadium NERFINISHED
homeStadiumCapacityApprox about 3,500
lastSeason 2020
league Appalachian League NERFINISHED
levelOfPlay Rookie-level
locatedInMetropolitanArea Piedmont Triad region NERFINISHED
majorLeagueAffiliate Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED
nameChangeFrom Burlington Indians NERFINISHED
nameChangeTo Burlington Sock Puppets NERFINISHED
operatedAsProfessionalTeamUntil 2020
operatedInLeagueUntil 2020
organizationType professional baseball team
parentClub Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED
parentClubDivision American League Central NERFINISHED
parentClubLeague American League NERFINISHED
participatedIn Minor League Baseball NERFINISHED
playedHomeGamesAt Burlington Athletic Stadium NERFINISHED
post2020LeagueChange Appalachian League converted to collegiate summer baseball league NERFINISHED
predecessor Burlington Indians NERFINISHED
reasonForDisbanding reorganization of Minor League Baseball after 2020 season
shortSeasonRookieAffiliateOf Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED
sport baseball
state North Carolina NERFINISHED
successor Burlington Sock Puppets NERFINISHED
teamColors gold
royal blue
white
teamStatus relocated/rebranded as Burlington Sock Puppets
usedDHRule yes

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Burlington Sock Puppets formerlyKnownAs Burlington Royals