Youth Baseball and Softball Community Collection Drive presented by Commerce Bank, Urban Youth Academy,
and Kansas City Royals

Banking service provider of the Kansas City Royals, Commerce celebrates 160 years of community partnerships with “Commerce Bank: Helping Kids Take the Field”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Commerce Bank is continuing its decades-long support of Kansas City Royals baseball and more than a century and a half of backing the Kansas City community with “Commerce Bank: Helping Kids Take the Field.” During this community collection drive, all 45 Commerce branches in the Kansas City and St. Joseph communities will collect baseball and softball equipment for young athletes in T-ball through High School. Commerce team members will later volunteer their time to gather and organize the equipment.

Commerce Bank, in working with the Urban Youth Academy, the Kansas City Royals, 2015 World Series Champion Alex Gordon, and Royals rookie standout Noah Cameron is inviting fans, customers, and the greater Kansas City community to donate new and gently used youth baseball and softball equipment, specifically:

• Baseballs
• Bats
• Batting gloves
• Equipment Bags
• Gloves
• Hats
• Helmets
• Socks
• Uniform Pants

The equipment collection drive will run from Tuesday, July 15 through Tuesday, September 30 at Commerce Bank branch locations across the Kansas City and St. Joseph areas. 

Three-time MLB All-Star and 2025 Royals Hall of Fame Inductee Alex Gordon continues his winning ways by supporting children in the Kansas City community and the Urban Youth Academy. Gordon is scheduled to appear with Commerce leadership, encouraging Royals fans to give generously.

Royals starting pitcher Noah Cameron will support the drive appearing at the Commerce Bank Ashland branch later this summer.

The Urban Youth Academy offers year-round programs for children between five and 18 years old from diverse communities. Since 2018, more than 60,000 children and their families have visited the Urban Youth Academy facility in Kansas City’s historic 18th and Vine District. 

“Commerce has been supporting the Royals since the beginning of the franchise and growing its deep connection to the greater Kansas City community for even longer,” said Kevin Barth, Chairman and CEO, Commerce Bank – Kansas City. “'Commerce Bank: Helping Kids Take the Field,’ is a great way to combine those long-term relationships to help young athletes all over the region.”

About Commerce Bank

With $32.4 billion in assets^{footnote 1}, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) is a regional bank holding company offering a full line of banking services through its subsidiaries, including payment solutions, investment management and securities brokerage. One of its subsidiaries, Commerce Bank, leverages 160 years of proven strength and experience to help individuals and businesses solve financial challenges. In addition to offering payment solutions across the U.S., Commerce Bank currently operates full-service banking facilities across the Midwest including the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas, Springfield, Central Missouri, Central Illinois, Wichita, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Denver. Beyond the Midwest, Commerce also maintains commercial offices in Dallas, Houston, Cincinnati, Nashville, Des Moines, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids and wealth offices in Dallas, Houston and Naples. Commerce delivers high-touch service and sophisticated financial solutions at regional branches, commercial and wealth offices, ATMs, online, mobile and through a 24/7 customer service line. Learn more at www.commercebank.com.

¹As of March 31, 2025