The Kansas City Royals have been named recipient of the 2021 “Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence." The honor recognizes the Club’s response to recovery effort that utilized the Kansas City Royals MLB Urban Youth Academy as a community resource to provide educational support for youth as well as access to voting and COVID-19 vaccinations.

Members from MLB's Business Resource Groups and Elmcor helped provide nearly 500 families in the East Elmhurst/Corona neighborhood of Queens with all the food and fixings they would need in preparation for Thanksgiving during this year's food donation. It helped the predominately Hispanic community that was hit especially hard by COVID-19.