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Royals pitchers and catchers report to Surprise, Arizona on February 18. Full spring training schedule attached

December 1, 2015 By Bill Pollock

The Royals' first spring training game is Wednesday, March 2nd (photo/stadiumjourney.com)

The Royals’ first spring training game is Wednesday, March 2nd (photo/stadiumjourney.com)

The Kansas City Royals announced their 2016 Spring Training schedule today, with the club opening its 14th season in the Cactus League as the home team against its Surprise complex mates, the Texas Rangers, on Wednesday, March 2.

The Royals will prepare for defense of their World Championship with a 34-game Spring Training schedule that features 15 home games at Surprise Stadium, with one additional game (March 30 vs. Texas) as the visiting team at the park.  The first six home games will start at 2:05 p.m. CT, until Daylight Savings Time on March 12, when remaining day games will begin at 3:05 p.m. CT.

Other highlights include a two-game series against the Rangers at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19.  The Royals will conclude the spring schedule with a two-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, Friday, April 1 (8:40 p.m.) and Saturday, April 2 (3:10 pm.), before opening the regular season on Sunday, April 3 against their 2015 World Series opponent, the New York Mets, on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball”.

Pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise on Thursday, February 18.  Workouts for pitchers begin the following day, Friday, February 19.  The remainder of the squad will report on Monday, February 22 and begin workouts for the 2016 campaign on Tuesday, February 23.

A complete schedule is attached.

# # #

2016 KANSAS CITY ROYALS SPRING SCHEDULE
         
MARCH        
2 Wednesday TEXAS# Surprise 2:05
3 Thursday TEXAS Surprise 2:05
4 Friday at San Diego Peoria 8:10
5 Saturday CHICAGO WHITE SOX Surprise 2:05
6 Sunday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe TBA
7 Monday at Oakland Mesa TBA
8 Tuesday COLORADO Surprise 2:05
9 Wednesday MILWAUKEE (SS) Surprise 2:05
    at Seattle (SS) Peoria TBA
10 Thursday at Chicago White Sox (SS) Glendale TBA
11 Friday ARIZONA Surprise 2:05
12 Saturday at Arizona Scottsdale TBA
13 Sunday CLEVELAND (SS) Surprise 3:05
14 Monday CHICAGO WHITE SOX Surprise 3:05
15 Tuesday at Cincinnati Goodyear TBA
16 Wednesday CHICAGO CUBS Surprise 3:05
17 Thursday at Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale TBA
18 Friday LOS ANGELES ANGELS (SS) Surprise 3:05
    vs. Texas (SS) San Antonio 7:05
19 Saturday vs. Texas (SS) San Antonio 2:05
    SEATTLE (SS) Surprise 3:05
20 Sunday at Chicago Cubs Mesa TBA
21 Monday OFF DAY    
22 Tuesday LOS ANGELES DODGERS Surprise 8:05
23 Wednesday at Cleveland Goodyear TBA
24 Thursday at Milwaukee Maryvale TBA
25 Friday at San Francisco (SS) Scottsdale 3:05
26 Saturday OAKLAND Surprise 3:05
27 Sunday at Oakland Mesa TBA
28 Monday SAN DIEGO (SS) Surprise 3:05
    at Seattle (SS) Peoria TBA
29 Tuesday SAN FRANCISCO Surprise 8:05
30 Wednesday at Texas Surprise 12:05
31 Thursday OFF DAY    
 

APRIL

       
1 Friday at Arizona Phoenix 8:40
2 Saturday at Arizona Phoenix 3:10

 

* All times Central; dates and times are subject to change

# March 2 – Charity game

* (SS) – indicates a split squad

Reporting Dates

               February 18 – Pitchers and Catchers Report

February 19 – Pitchers and Catchers First Workout

February 22 – Full Squad Reports

February 23 – First Full Squad Workout

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