2016 Game Notes (0-0) @ Kansas City Royals (0-0) Wednesday, March 2, 2016

WORLD CHAMPS GET BACK TO WORK--The two-time American League champion and champion Kansas City Royals kickoff their 2016 spring today with the first of 35 exhibitions...KC’s A.L. crown last year gave the City of Surprise four of the last six American League championships, with the Rangers taking the title in both 2010 and 2011, the league’s last repeat winner...today is the first of 15 “home” games in Surprise Stadium for the Royals, while there are five split-squad dates this spring (March 7, 9, 18, 19 and 28), four more than the 2015 spring slate possessed...this spring session will run through April 2, when Kansas City wraps up play with a pair in Chase Field against the Diamondbacks on April 1 and 2...last year’s squad finished the exhibition season with a 20-10-1 mark before heading north to claim its first-ever A.L. Central crown, followed by a run through the ALDS, ALCS and then the first World Series title since 1985. SATURDAY SALUTE TO CHAMPS--The Royals will be recognized by the City of Surprise Upcoming Probables here on Saturday for their 2015 World Series Championship...the Commissioner’s Trophy will be in attendance as well as Mayor Sly James from Kansas City and Surprise Mayor Sharon Today vs. Texas Rangers @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) Wolcott...the City of Surprise will also enshrine Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez and Alcides Colby Lewis, Nick Tepesch, Phil Klein, Andrew Faulkner (L), Escobar into its Hall of Fame for winning a Rawlings Gold Glove last year, while manager Tony Barnette, Alex Claudio (L) Ned Yost and the entire team will also be honored with Surprise Hall of Fame recognition. vs. Kyle Zimmer, Chien-Ming Wang, David Huff (L), Peter Moylan, QUICK TURNAROUND AFTER CAMP--For the first time in Major League history, the Scott Alexander (L), John Lannan (L), Brian Duensing (L), two World Series combatants from the previous season will meet to open the following year Ross Ohlendorf, Aroni Nina as the Royals will host the New York Mets for a segmented two-game series in Kauffman Tomorrow vs. Texas Rangers @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) Stadium...the season opener will take place on Sunday, April 3, when a national television Derek Holland (L), Jeremy Guthrie, Anthony Ranaudo, audience will have the opportunity to watch via ESPN’s Sunday Night at 7:37... Sam Freeman (L), Francisco Mendoza, Tom Wilhelmsen the clubs will take Monday off before a “second” home opener will occur on Tuesday, April vs. 5, at 3:15...the Royals will raise the World Series championship banner prior to the Sunday Edinson Volquez, Miguel Almonte, Brian Flynn (L), night affair, as well as present players with individual awards that were won in 2015 and , Sam Selman (L), Christian Binford then on Tuesday, each player and field staff member will receive their World Series ring prior to first pitch. Friday @ San Diego Padres @ Peoria Stadium (7:10) Yordano Ventura, Matt Strahm (L), Jonathan Dziedzic (L), THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals Alec Mills, Peter Moylan had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven vs. comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...KC rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of Colin Rea and Carlos Villanueva the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other Saturday vs. @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning Carson Fulmer, Nik Turley (L), Josh Wall, Phillippe Aumont, of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five Tyler Danish, Matt Lollis runs in the 12th to seal the title...Kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the vs. deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series Ian Kennedy, Danny Duffy (L), Ross Ohlendorf, Scott vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. Alexander (L), John Lannan (L), Brian Duensing (L), Aroni Nina Houston and the ALCS vs. the Blue Jays...the biggest comeback of the fall matched the same scenario of the 2014 Wild Card game vs. the A’s, as KC was down by four runs to Sunday vs. @ (1:05) Houston with six outs to go in game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of , Dillon Gee, Chien-Ming Wang, Kelvin Herrera, the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in . Brian Flynn (L), Brooks Pounders vs. VS. RANGERS--Today is the first of five spring meetings with Texas, with tomorrow TBA also slated as a home game vs. the Rangers...these clubs will meet in split-squad action on March 18-19 in San Antonio, TX, for Big League Weekend in the Alamo Dome, Kansas City’s first-ever visit there...the final spring get together will be on March 30 as spring training winds down with the Royals serving as the visitors...once the spring session is completed, the Royals and Rangers will meet for keeps on July 22-24 in Kauffman Stadium and then again the following week in Arlington with a 4-game set from July 28-31. EXTRA TROOPS--The Royals will have a pair of pitchers from minor league camp join the club to assist with depth...they are righthanders #77 Andrew Edwards and #96 Kevin McCarthy. WINNING WAYS--The Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first crown...the last division title won by Kansas City was the 1985 A.L. West, when the club parlayed that triumph into its first World Series crown...the 95 wins in ‘15 were the most by a KC squad since the 1980 Royals also went 97-65...dating back to the start of the 2013 season, Kansas City has a 270-216 record for a .556 winning pct., the best mark in the American League and fourth best in the Majors behind only St. Louis (287), Pittsburgh (280) and the Dodgers (278). ROSTER BREAKDOWN--The Royals open the 2016 spring season with 64 players in camp...the breakdown includes 31 pitchers (10 non-roster), 6 catchers (3 non-roster), 15 infielders (7 non-roster) and 11 outfielders (1 non-roster)...among the 31 pitchers in camp, 11 are left-handed...southpaw Jason Vargas is listed among the 64 players on the roster, but will open the year on the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery performed last August. SPRING WORK--Kansas City is coming off a 20-10-1 exhibition ledger in 2015...the Royals have an all-time exhibition record of 651-589 with 38 ties for a .525 winning pct...the club has posted a 219-166 mark with 18 ties for a .569 mark in the Valley of the Sun...the Royals spent their first 34 seasons training in Florida, beginning with Fort Myers (1969-87), followed by a 15-year stint in Baseball City (1988-2002). A LOOK AHEAD IN 2016--KC will open its 2016 regular season at home for the second consecutive year, though the first homestand will be segmented to say the least...the Royals will battle the New York Mets on Sunday, April 3 and then again on Tuesday afternoon, April 5, in a rematch of the 2015 Fall Classic... Kansas City will then take two consecutive days off on April 6-7, before welcoming the Minnesota Twins in for a 3-game weekend series...the first road trip of the ‘16 campaign will feature a stop in Minute Maid Park and a 4-game series against KC’s ALDS foe from 2015, then wrap-up with a 3-game visit to Oakland...Kansas City’s Interleague work this year this year will be vs. the National League East, with the Mets (2), Nationals (3) and Atlanta (3) visiting “The K” while the Royals will travel to play the Mets (2), Marlins (3) and Phillies (3)...KC will also play their cross-state rivals from St. Louis in a 4-game home & home series that starts in Kauffman Stadium on June 27-28 and ends in Busch Stadium on June 29-30...Kansas City will be well represented in San Diego for the All-Star Game as manager Ned Yost and his staff will be operating for the American League squad for a second straight year. AT THE HELM--The winningest manager in franchise history, Ned Yost begins his sixth full season with the club, taking the reins on May 13, 2010...he has a 468-469 regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing ’s previous team mark of 410 wins (1975-79)...Yost is the 16th full-time manager in franchise history and enters this year sixth among active managers is games (1,896) and wins (925)...this is his second stint as a big league manager after nearly six full campaigns at the helm for the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2008)...he compiled a 457-502 record with the Brew Crew including a 166-146 mark in his last two seasons...Yost, a catcher during his playing days, began his coaching career in the Atlanta organization, including 12 straight seasons on Bobby Cox’s big league staff (1991-2002). THE WEEK AHEAD--The Royals will be here in Surprise for three of their first four exhibitions, serving as the home team today and tomorrow vs. the Rangers before traveling up Bell Road for a Friday night encounter with the San Diego Padres (8:10 p.m. KC time)...Kansas City will then host the White Sox here on Saturday in “Salute to the World Champions Day” and then make a trip to Tempe on Sunday to face the Angels...Monday will feature the first split-squad of the spring, with the Royals sending teams to both venues in Mesa, playing the A’s and the Cubs. ON THE AIRWAVES--Today is the first of at least 20 spring radio broadcasts on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network..., , Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart will be mikeside all spring...today, tomorrow, Friday and Sunday are scheduled for 610 Sports and the Network, with the first scheduled webcast on Saturday when the Royals host the White Sox here in Surprise...the Royals are ticketed for three telecasts on FSKC, with their own announce crew working the March 22 game vs. the Dodgers, March 26 vs. the A’s and March 29 vs. the Giants...the Royals will also be on FSKC seven other times this spring using shared broadcasts with their opponents...those dates will be announced soon. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT TODAY’S PITCHERS: spent the entire season with Albuquerque Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S (AAA),ranked fourth in the Pacific Coast League in KYLE ZIMMER – 24, will make his first career start innings (152.0), tied for seventh in starts (25) and in Cactus League action...he was in camp with the losses (10)...signed with the Royals as a minor league Royals in 2014, but did not appear in a game due to free agent on December 16, 2015. injury...split the 2015 season between Lexington (A) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), posting a combined PETER MOYLAN – 37, in his first year with the 2.35 ERA (17 ER in 64.0 IP) between the two Royals as a minor league free agent...split the 2015 stops...returned to the mound on May 29, 2015 after season between Atlanta and Triple-A Gwinnett... off-season shoulder surgery. earned his first big league win in more than two years on September 20, 2015, recording two outs SCOTT ALEXANDER (L) – 26, in his second in a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia...enters 2016 with camp with the Royals after earning an invite to Major 331 career appearances which ranks third among SPRING TRANSACTIONS League Spring Training as a non-roster player last Australian-born pitchers, trailing only Graeme Lloyd season...made his MLB debut on September 2, 2015 (568) and Grant Balfour (534). Date Player Transaction 2/18 LHP-Brian Duensing Signed to a minor league contract and went on to pitch in four games for KC over the INF-Clint Barmes Signed to a minor league contract final month of the regular season...named the 2015 ARONI NINA – 25, in his first camp with the RHP-Ross Ohlendorf Signed to a minor league contract Omaha Pitcher of the Year, going 2-3 with a 2.41 Royals after spending the 2015 season at Double-A 2/19 LHP-Mike Minor Signed to a Major League contract ERA (18 ER in 63.1 IP) in 43 relief appearances for Northwest Arkansas...posted a 2.29 ERA (5 ER in LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 60-day D.L. the Storm Chasers. 19.2 IP) over his final 16 regular season appearances, 3/1 C-Salvador Perez Signed a five-year extension (thru 2021) including eight-straight scoreless outings from BRIAN DUENSING (L) – 33, in his first camp August 4-29...made three scoreless appearances (5.2 with the Royals as a non-roster invitee after spending IP) during the 2015 Double-A postseason, allowing the last seven seasons with Minnesota...signed as a two hits, two walks, while recording 11 . minor league free agent on February 18...made 55 appearances for the Twins last season, going 4-1 with ROSS OHLENDORF – 33, spent the 2015 season a 4.25 ERA...between June 15 and August 31, posted in the Rangers’ organization...picked up his first a 1.71 ERA and held opponents to a .169 batting professional save on May 22 last year, protecting average, which both ranked in the top 10 among a 10-9 win over the Yankees...was part of Texas’ A.L. relievers in that span...attended the University September call-ups and posted a 2-1 record with a of Nebraska, where he was teammates with current 3.86 ERA over 13 appearances from September1 to Royals outfielder Alex Gordon. the end of the season.

DAVID HUFF (L) – 31, scheduled to make his CHIEN-MING WANG – 36, looking to return to first appearance with KC after spending the 2015 the big leagues for the first time since the 2013 season, season in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ organization... when he made six starts for Toronto...the Royals are made three appearances with LA (one start), while he his seventh organization since the start of 2013, went 5-2 with a 2.20 ERA (14 ER in 57.1 IP) in 23 spending time with the Yankees (2013), Toronto outings at Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2015...since (2013), Cincinnati (2014), Chicago White Sox 2012, he’s posted an 8-1 record with a 3.46 ERA as a (2014), Atlanta (2015) and Seattle (2015)...finished reliever, while he has a 6.55 ERA in seven MLB starts second in the 2006 American League Cy Young in that time. Award voting, finishing runner-up to Minnesota’s Johan Santana...tied Santana for the most wins in the JOHN LANNAN (L) – 31, scheduled to make his Majors (19)...also posted 19 wins in 2007. first appearance with Kansas City after spending the 2015 season in the Colorado Rockies’ organization...

2016 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP Save ATT March 2#* Wednesday TEXAS SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 3* Thursday TEXAS SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 4*MLB Friday at San Diego Peoria 7:10 p.m. March 5 Saturday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 6* Sunday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:10 p.m. March 7*MLB Monday at Chicago Cubs (ss) Mesa 1:05 p.m. at Oakland Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 8* Tuesday COLORADO SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 9* Wednesday MILWAUKEE SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. at Seattle Peoria 1:10 p.m. March 10 Thursday at Chicago White Sox (ss) Glendale 1:05 p.m. March 11 Friday SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 12TV Saturday at Arizona Scottsdale 1:10 p.m. March 13 Sunday CLEVELAND (ss) SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 14 Monday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 15*TV/MLB Tuesday at Cincinnati Goodyear 1:05 p.m. March 16*MLB Wednesday CHICAGO CUBS SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 17 Thursday at Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05 p.m. March 18TV Friday at Texas (ss) San Antonio 7:05 p.m. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (ss) SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 19TV/MLB Saturday at Texas (ss) San Antonio 2:05 p.m. SEATTLE (ss) SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 20MLB Sunday at Chicago Cubs Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 21 Monday OFF DAY March 22*MLB/TV Tuesday LOS ANGELES DODGERS SURPRISE 6:05 p.m. March 23*MLB Wednesday at Cleveland Goodyear 1:05 p.m. March 24TV/MLB Thursday at Milwaukee Maryvale 1:05 p.m. March 25 Friday at San Francisco Scottsdale 1:05 p.m. March 26TV Saturday OAKLAND SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 27 Sunday at Oakland Mesa 1:05 p.m. March 28 Monday SAN DIEGO SURPRISE 1:05 p.m. March 29*MLB/TV Tuesday SAN FRANCISCO SURPRISE 6:05 p.m. March 30* Wednesday at Texas Surprise 12:05 p.m. March 31 Thursday OFF DAY April 1*TV Friday at Arizona Chase Field 6:40 p.m. April 2 Saturday at Arizona Chase Field 12:10 p.m.

# Denotes Charity Game (game and stats will count in Cactus League) Record Attendance * Game broadcast on KCSP-610 AM in Kansas City (4 more radio broadcasts will be added in mid-March) Home: - Home: - TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City Road: - Home avg.: - MLB Broadcast on MLB Network (Live broadcasts: 3/4, 3/22, 3/29; Delayed: 3/7, 3/15, 3/16, 3/19, 3/23, 3/24 ) vs. A.L.: - Road: - NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: - Road avg.: -