NewsRoyals announce 2010 spring schedule
Club to host 13 different teams in Cactus League actionBy Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
11/19/09 4:09 PM EST
KANSAS CITY -- Variety will spice up the Royals' Spring Training schedule at Surprise, Ariz., next year. They'll play 13 different Cactus League teams in home games.Each of the other 14 Arizona-based clubs except the Reds will call on the Royals at Surprise Stadium. Among them will be three playoff teams, the Dodgers, Angels and Rockies.
ROYALS SPRING SCHEDULE | |||||
MARCH | |||||
| Date | Day | Opponent | Venue | Time | |
| 4 | Thursday | TEXAS | SURPRISE | 2:05 | |
| 5 | Friday | TEXAS | SURPRISE | 2:05 | |
| 6 | Saturday | at Texas | Surprise | 2:05 | |
| 7 | Sunday | SAN FRANCISCO | SURPRISE | 2:05 | |
| 8 | Monday | at Cincinnati | Goodyear | 2:05 | |
| 9 | Tuesday | OAKLAND | SURPRISE | 2:05 | |
| 10 | Wednesday | at Colorado | Tucson | 2:05 | |
| 11 | Thursday | LOS ANGELES DODGERS | Surprise | 2:05 | |
| 12 | Friday | at Seattle | Peoria | 2:05 | |
| 13 | Saturday | LOS ANGELES ANGELS | SURPRISE | 2:05 | |
| 14 | Sunday | at Oakland | Phoenix | 3:05 | |
| 15 | Monday | at Chicago White Sox | Glendale | 9:05 | |
| 16 | Tuesday | MILWAUKEE | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 17 | Wednesday | SAN DIEGO | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 18 | Thursday | OFF DAY | |||
| 19 | Friday | at Arizona | Tucson | 3:05 | |
| 20 | Saturday | at Chicago Cubs (ss) | Mesa | 3:05 | |
| 20 | Saturday | at Milwaukee (ss) | Maryvale | 3:05 | |
| 21 | Sunday | COLORADO | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 22 | Monday | CHICAGO WHITE SOX | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 23 | Tuesday | CHICAGO CUBS | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 24 | Wednesday | at Los Angeles Angels | Tempe | 3:05 | |
| 25 | Thursday | SEATTLE | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 26 | Friday | at Los Angeles Dodgers | Glendale | 3:05 | |
| 27 | Saturday | OAKLAND | SURPRISE | 3:05 | |
| 28 | Sunday | at Chicago White Sox | Goodyear | 3:05 | |
| 29 | Monday | at Los Angeles Angels | Tempe | 3:05 | |
| 30 | Tuesday | CLEVELAND | SURPRISE | 8:05 | |
| 31 | Wednesday | at San Diego | Peoria | 3:05 | |
APRIL | |||||
| 1 | Thursday | ARIZONA | SURPRISE | 2:05 | |
| 2 | Friday | at Texas | Arlington | 7:05 | |
| 3 | Saturday | at Texas | Frisco | 1:05 | |
| 4 | Sunday | OFF DAY IN KANSAS CITY | |||
| (All game times are Central Time) * Dates and times are subject to change * April 4 - Charity game | |||||
The Royals will open Spring Training at 2:05 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 4, in the annual charity game against the co-tenant Rangers to benefit the Surprise Sundancers.
In fact, the Royals will play the Rangers in the first three games at Surprise. Then they won't oppose their complex neighbors until April 2-3 and those games will be at Arlington and Frisco, Texas, on the way home to Kansas City. The Royals will open the regular season at home on April 5 against the Tigers.
The Royals will have a total 31 Cactus League games, including 15 home games. There are two night games on the Arizona portion of the schedule but only one at Surprise, on March 30 against the Indians. Other clubs visiting Surprise will be the Giants, A's, Brewers, Padres, White Sox, Cubs, Mariners and D-backs.
The Reds are a Cactus League newcomer this season, becoming the 15th member. Although the Reds won't come to Surprise, the Royals will visit them at the complex they'll share with the Indians in Goodyear, Ariz., on March 8 in their first game away from Surprise.
Call 623-222-2222 or visit www.royals.com/springtraining to obtain a ticket brochure or for information on various season ticket packages. Mail orders will be accepted beginning Dec. 1. Individual game tickets will go on sale on Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. CT at the Surprise box office or by calling 800-745-3000.
For folks who can't wait for the games, pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise on Feb. 17 and begin workouts the next day. The full squad is due by Feb. 22 for the first all-hands-on-deck workout on Feb. 23.
This will be the Royals' eighth spring camp in Arizona after moving from Florida. Last year, they had an 18-14-4 record.
Reporting Dates
Feb. 17 - Pitchers and catchers report
Feb. 18 - Pitchers and catchers first workout
Feb. 22 - Full squad reports
Feb. 23 - First full-squad workout
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
