The Kansas City Royals announced this morning their home game times for the 2023 regular season schedule. Opening Day is set for Thursday, March 30 at 3:10 p.m. CT vs. the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. The opening series will continue Saturday, April 1 at 3:10 p.m. CT and on Sunday, April 2 at 1:10 p.m. CT.
In the months of April, May and September, the Royals will host 16 weeknight games beginning at 6:40 p.m. CT. Of the remaining 65 home games, all but two will begin at 10 minutes past the hour, the only exceptions being 6:15 p.m. CT starts on Saturday, July 1 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers and Saturday, Aug. 12 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals.
In addition to Opening Day, there are 11 weekday home games, which are scheduled for 1:10 p.m. CT.
All 12 Friday home games are scheduled for 7:10 p.m. CT, as are all weeknight home games during the months of June, July and August. Five of the Royals first six Saturday home games will begin at 3:10 p.m. CT. Following the All-Star break, the remaining six Saturday home games are scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT. The first 11 Sunday home games are scheduled for 1:10 p.m., with the only exception being the season finale on Sunday, Oct. 2 vs. the New York Yankees, which is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CT.
For the first time since Interleague play was introduced in 1997, Major League Baseball has adopted a balanced schedule starting in 2023, in which the Royals will play all other 29 teams. Kansas City’s 162-game schedule will include:
52 games vs. American League Central teams (13 games across 4 series vs. all 4 opponents)
64 league games vs. American League East and West teams (6-7 games vs. each opponent)
46 Interleague games (4 games vs. St. Louis and 3 games vs. all other NL teams)
The breakdown of divisional games will include seven home games and six road games vs. Chicago and Detroit, and six home games and seven road games vs. Cleveland and Minnesota.
