The Kansas City Royals, on Tuesday afternoon, announced a spring training schedule for February and March of next year in Surprise, Arizona, where the “Boys in Blue” share a training complex with the Texas Rangers. Â The Royals, in 2017, will be opening their 15th season of spring training in Surprise.
Kansas City’s 35-game Spring Training schedule will include the first six home games with 2:05 PM CT starts. Â A February 25th game against Texas, despite being played at Surprise Stadium, will have the Royals as the “visiting” team. Â The only “night” game of the spring will be on March 10th, with Kansas City playing Oakland at 7:05 PM CT. Â After Daylight Savings Time returns on March 12th, all Royals home games will start at 3:05 PM CT, until a March 29th affair with Texas at 2:05 PM CT.
The defending World Champion Chicago Cubs play the Royals in Surprise on Wednesday, March 1 (2:05 PM CT), with the defending American League Champion Cleveland Indians at the Royals on Saturday, March 18th (3:05 PM CT).
KC will also host the Venezuelan National Team on Wednesday, March 8th (2:05 PM CT), as that country prepares for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Â
After completing their time in Arizona, Kansas City will ready for the regular season at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, playing the Rangers in a two-game, weekend exhibition series (Friday, March 31st / 7:05 PM and Saturday, April 1st / 1:05 PM). Â The Royals open the 2017 regular season at Minnesota on Monday, April 3rd.
Pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise on Tuesday, February 14th. Â Workouts for pitchers begin the following day. Â The remainder of the squad will report on Friday, February 17th and begin workouts for the season on Saturday, February 18th.
