The Kansas City Royals are searching for their first World Series championship since 2015. After sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card Series of the 2024 MLB playoffs, Kansas City must now face the top-seeded New York Yankees in the American League Division Series.

The New York Yankees are the top seed on the American League portion of the Major League Baseball postseason bracket and they'll face a gauntlet from the Central division: the Yankees face the Kansas City Royals to reignite a long-standing AL rivalry while the Cleveland Guardians are doing battle with the Detroit Tigers.

KC lost a 6-5 slugfest at Yankee Stadium. Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as New York took a 1-0 series lead. That followed a controversial call at second base in which the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm, who scored the winning run, was called safe sliding into second and the play stood on a review.

The Kansas City Royals lost in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday night, losing 6-5 to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Royals advanced to the ALDS by beating the Baltimore Orioles in the American League wild card round.

The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals take the field in Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday at 7:38 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have a 1-0 series lead.The Yankees are a home favorite