St. Louis senator’s special session bill declares Cardinals Missouri’s ‘official’ baseball team, labeling Royals ‘subpar’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A St. Louis Republican has filed a bill during the legislature’s special session that would declare the Cardinals as Missouri’s “official professional baseball team,” as legislators debate potential stadium funding that could keep the Kansas City Royals in the Show-Me State.

Senator Nick Schroer, who represents District 2 in St. Charles County, filed the bill on June 4.

“Any other professional baseball team that is presently in, or may subsequently locate in, the state of Missouri shall be rightfully known and designated as a subpar professional baseball team,” Schroer’s bill said.

The bill’s introduction comes as legislators were in Jefferson City for a special session that Governor Mike Kehoe called in hopes of ing stadium funding that could incentivize the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs to remain in Missouri.

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In the early hours Thursday, the Missouri Senate ed bills, including one that would provide bonds for 50% of stadium construction up to $50 million per year.

The Missouri House of Representatives is expected to take up the stadium proposals next week.

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