The Kansas City Royals Are In The Playoffs For The First Time Since 1985

The Kansas City Royals are going to the playoffs! We'll ignore for now that they've only earned a spot in the Wild Card play-in and that the Tigers lead the division by a game. Either way, the Royals will be playing more than 162 games for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president.

Kansas City clinched with a win over division rival Chicago on Friday. The organization made a shift before last season, forfeiting prospects to enter more of a win-now mode. In 2013, the Royals were competing for a spot into September before fading down the stretch. This season, Kansas City will have a chance to recreate their 1985 run that culminated in a World Series win over St. Louis.

Here's an idea of how long the Royals' drought has been:

And here's the video of the Royals' celebration the night they clinched: