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ROYALS 2021 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE & INFORMATION 1985 & 2015 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS | 1980, 1985, 2014-15 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS | 1976-78, 1980, 1984-85 AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST CHAMPIONS | 2015 AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL CHAMPIONS GAME DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE | ALL TIMES CENTRAL FEBRUARY ROYALS CACTUS LEAGUE RECORDS (SINCE 2003) DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION YEAR TOTAL PCT. HOME AWAY OTHER vs. AL vs. NL SAT 27 TEXAS SURPRISE 2003 19-10 .655 8-5 10-3 1-2 11-4 8-6 SUN 28 at San Diego Peoria 2004 17-13-2 .563 7-7-1 8-6-1 2-0 6-8-1 11-5-1 2005 14-15-3 .484 7-7-1 5-8-2 2-0 8-7-2 6-8-1 MARCH 2006 17-10-2 .621 8-6 8-3-2 1-1 8-5-2 9-5 DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION 2007 11-18 .379 7-7 4-9 0-2 6-9 5-9 MON 1 at Chicago (AL) Glendale 2008 16-14 .533 7-6 8-7 1-1 5-7 11-7 TUE 2 CINCINNATI SURPRISE 2009 18-14-4 .556 10-4-3 7-9-1 1-1 10-10-1 8-4-3 WED 3 SAN FRANCISCO SURPRISE 2010 14-13-4 .516 7-6-2 6-6-2 1-1 11-5-1 3-8-3 THU 4 at Texas Surprise 2011 20-10-1 .661 10-5 10-5-1 — 9-4-1 11-6 FRI 5 at Colorado Scottsdale 2012 16-16 .500 10-5 5-10 1-1 6-8 10-8 SAT 6 SAN DIEGO SURPRISE 2013 25-7-2 .765 14-2-1 11-5-1 — 12-3-1 13-4-1 at Milwaukee Maryvale 2014 12-16-2 .433 5-7-2 7-7 1-1 5-6-2 7-10 SUN 7 at Oakland Mesa 2015 20-10-1 .661 7-6-1 12-4 2-0 12-4 8-6-1 MON 8 OFF 2016 14-21 .400 10-5 4-15 0-4 6-12 8-9 TUE 9 CLEVELAND SURPRISE 2017 17-15-2 .529 6-7-2 11-9 — 6-8-2 11-7 WED 10 at San Francisco Scottsdale 2018 16-13-3 .547 7-9 9-4-3 — 5-4-2 11-9-1 THU 11 CHICAGO (AL) SURPRISE 2019 18-12-1 .597 11-3 7-9-1 0-1 7-4-1 11-8 FRI 12 at Arizona Scottsdale 2020 9-9-2 .500 5-5 4-4-2 — 5-4-1 4-5-1 SAT 13 at Milwaukee Maryvale SUN 14 COLORADO SURPRISE The Royals’ 53rd Spring Training sea- MON 15 OFF ROYALS SPRING TRAINING SITES son in club history will be their 19th in Ft. Myers, Fla. 1969-87 TUE 16 LOS ANGELES (NL) SURPRISE Surprise, Ariz. WED 17 LOS ANGELES (AL) SURPRISE Baseball City, Fla. 1988-2002 THU 18 at Chicago (NL) Mesa The Royals and Texas Rangers share Surprise, Ariz. 2003-Present FRI 19 TEXAS SURPRISE a $48 million, 10,500-seat multi-pur- at Seattle Peoria pose Recreation and Major League Spring Training Campus on land owned SAT 20 MILWAUKEE SURPRISE by the City of Surprise. In addition, the city is using the facilities for adult and youth recreation programs, community events and programs, special events SUN 21 at Cincinnati Goodyear and meeting facilities. MON 22 OFF TUE 23 ARIZONA SURPRISE The stadium complex and baseball practice fields are incorporated into a WED 24 at Los Angeles Tempe master-planned municipal center, including administrative offices, recreation/ THU 25 CHICAGO (NL) SURPRISE aquatic center, 23,000-square-foot library and 35-40 acre passive park. FRI 26 at Cleveland Goodyear OAKLAND SURPRISE In 2015, the Royals complex underwent an $8-million renovation, adding ap- proximately 14,000-square feet to the facility. The project included expand- SAT 27 at Los Angeles (NL) Glendale ing the clubhouse, coaches’ locker room, training and dining facilities, while SUN 28 SEATTLE SURPRISE giving the club six additional offices on site. SPRING TRAINING QUICK FACTS Surprise is approximately 35 minutes northwest of Phoenix, past Sun City TEAM HOTEL SURPRISE STADIUM West off Highway 60. The complex is located on 125 acres in the vicinity of The Wigwam Left Field: 350 feet Bullard Avenue and Greenway Road. Golf Resort & Spa Center Field: 400 feet 300 Wigwam Blvd. Right Field: 350 feet Populous (formerly HOK), an internationally-renowned Kansas City architec- Litchfield Park, AZ Fence: 8 feet high tural firm devoted to creating exceptional sports facilities, was designated to 85340 Turf: Grass design the facility. Ph: 623-935-3811 Groundbreaking took place with Hall of Famers George Brett and Nolan Ryan in attendance on May 21, 2001. The facility was dedicated during a special cer- ROYALS TICKET OFFICE ROYALS OFFICES emony and community celebration attended by members of the Royals and 800-326-4000 or Surprise Stadium Rangers on December 7, 2002. The two teams played the first game at the royals.com 15946 N. Bullard Ave complex on February 27, 2003, with the Royals coming away with a 6-3 win. Surprise, AZ 85374 Ph: 623-266-8000 The Royals have won the unofficial Cactus League title three times, their first season in Arizona in 2003, 2011 and 2013..
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