2016 Game Notes Kansas City Royals - SS (3-5) @ (3-4) Wednesday, March 9, 2016

STRONG PITCHING LEADS TO ANOTHER ‘W’--Kansas City used a pair of home runs and a strong outing from Edinson Volquez to collect its third win in as many days, 3-2 over Colorado yesterday in Surprise...Volquez led KC’s effort on the mound, tossing 3.0 hitless innings to even his spring record at 1-1...he allowed just one baserunner -- a batsman in the second inning -- while fanning a pair...fellow Dominican righty, Miguel Almonte, also tossed 3.0 innings and recorded four ...Paulo Orlando staked the Royals to a 1-0 lead with a solo shot in the second, while Bubba Starling added a two- inside-the-park homer in the sixth... Ross Ohlendorf notched his first save of the spring, despite allowing a solo shot to Cristhian Adames in the ninth. VS. M’s--This afternoon will mark KC’s first of three meetings with Seattle this spring and Upcoming Probables first of two visits to Peoria...the Royals will host the M’s on March 19, before making a second trip down Bell Road for another split-squad affair here on March 28...the clubs face Wednesday SS vs. Milwaukee Brewers @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) off in the regular season April 29-May 1 in Seattle and July 7-10 at Kauffman. Wily Peralta. Josh Hader (L), Adrian Houser, Jorge Lopez vs. SPRINGING TO WORK AS THE WORLD CHAMPS--The two-time American League Yordano Ventura, Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis, Brian Flynn (L), champion and 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals have 27 games remaining Sam Selman (L), Alec Mills on their 2016 exhibition docket...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 Wednesday SS vs. Seattle Mariners @ Peoria Stadium (1:05) 2010 and 2011, the league’s last repeat winner...the Royals play 11 more “home” games in Matt Strahm (L), Scott Alexander (L), David Huff (L), Brooks Surprise Stadium, while there are four split-squad dates (today, March 18, 19 and 28)...the Pounders, Peter Moylan, Aroni Nina five total split-squad dates are four more than the 2015 spring slate possessed...this spring vs. session will run through April 2, when Kansas City wraps up play with a pair in Chase , Cody Martin, Jonathan Aro, Justin De Fratus, Field against the Diamondbacks on April 1 and 2...last year’s squad finished the exhibition Blake Parker, Arian Sampson, Paul Fry (L) season with a 20-10-1 mark before heading north to claim its first-ever A.L. Central crown, Thursday vs. @ Glendale Stadium (1:05) followed by a run through the ALDS, ALCS and then the first World Series title since 1985. Ian Kennedy QUICK TURNAROUND TO OPEN SEASON--For the first time in Major League history, vs. the two World Series combatants from the previous season will meet to open the following Carson Fulmer, Peter Tago, Nik Turley (L), Will Lamb (L), Colin Kleven, Matt Purke, Phillippe Aumont year as the Royals will host the for a segmented two-game series in “The K”...the season opener will take place on Sunday, April 3, when a national television audience Friday vs. @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) will have the opportunity to watch via ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball at 7:37...the clubs will Patrick Corbin (L) take Monday off before a “second” home opener will occur on Tuesday, April 5, at 3:15...the vs. Royals will raise the World Series championship banner prior to the Sunday night affair, as well as present players with individual awards that were won in 2015 and then on Tuesday, each player and field staff member will receive their World Series ring prior to the game. DID YOU KNOW???--Newly extended catcher Salvador Perez is one of four catchers in history to win three Rawlings Gold Gloves and earn three All-Star Game selections prior to his 26th birthday...the other three were Johnny Bench, Bill Freehan and Ivan Rodriguez. EXTRA, EXTRA!--Kansas City will tap into minor league camp for several reinforcements in today’s game against the M’s. They include: right-handed Andrew Edwards (#77) and (#57), left-handed Eric Stout (#21), infielders Corey Toups (#69), Angel Franco (#87) and Ryan O’Hearn (#93) as well as outfielders Edward Salcedo (#76) and Alfredo Escalera (#81). THE COMEBACK KIDS--In winning 11 games during the 2015 postseason, the Royals had to come from behind in eight of those victories, including an unprecedented seven comebacks from a multiple-run deficit...KC rallied from a one-run deficit in Game #2 of the World Series against the Mets, while coming back from two runs behind on three other occasions during the Fall Classic, capped by the two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning of the deciding Game #5, sending the game to extra innings with the Royals plating five runs in the 12th to seal the title...Kansas City also rallied from a two-run deficit in the deciding game of the ALDS vs. the Astros to advance to the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...the Royals came from three runs back in Game #2 of both the ALDS vs. 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 Houston with six outs to go in Game #4 at Minute Maid Park, but plated five in the top of the eighth and two more in the ninth to get to a deciding Game #5 in Kauffman Stadium. DYSON DOWN--The Royals lost outfielder Jarrod Dyson March 2 to a grade two right oblique strain...the speedster could be sidelined for up to six weeks, which at this point would include the opening of the regular season. WINNING WAYS--The Royals are coming off a 95-67 regular season and their first American League Central 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 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 most wins 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 654-594 with 38 ties for a .523 winning pct...the club has posted a 222-171 mark with 18 ties for a .562 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 three-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 three-game visit to Oakland...Kansas City’s Interleague work 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, after taking the reins on May 13, 2010... he has a 468-469 regular season record at the helm for the Royals, surpassing Whitey Herzog’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. THE WEEK AHEAD--Kansas City will make its first trip to Glendale this spring for a meeting with the White Sox tomorrow...the Royals will then play a home- and-home with the Diamondbacks, beginning with a 1:05 contest at Surprise Stadium Friday, before meeting them at Talking Stick Saturday...KC will then begin the second full week of exhibitions with home contests against A.L. Central rivals, Cleveland (Sunday) and Chicago (Monday). ON THE AIR--Today’s game with Milwaukee will be broadcast on 610 Sports and the Royals Radio Network with Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart alternating at the mic...tomorrow’s contest with the White Sox marks the return of KC’s webcast with Stewart anchoring the call...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. ROYALS NOTES (Page 2) LAST TIME OUT TODAY’S PITCHERS: Player Date IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L/S Scott Alexander 3/7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Miguel Almonte 3/8 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 - MATT STRAHM (L) – 24, is making his second appearance (first start) of the spring…is in his first Christian Binford 3/7 2.2 3 4 3 1 3 1 L Major League camp with the Royals after earning an invite to Major League Spring Training as a non- Malcom Culver 3/7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S Brian Duensing 3/8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - roster player...pitched to a 3-7 record in 2015 with a 2.59 ERA (27 ER in 94.1 IP) and 121 strikeouts Danny Duffy 3/5 2.0 5 3 3 1 0 1 - in 29 appearances (11 starts) between Class-A Lexington and Advanced-A Wilmington…earned South Jonathan Dziedzic 3/7 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - Brian Flynn 3/6 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Atlantic League All Star honors, but did not play due to his promotion to Wilmington on June 13… Dillon Gee 3/6 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 W enters 2016 as the No. 8 prospect in the Royals’ organization according to . Kelvin Herrera 3/6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Luke Hochevar 3/7 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - David Huff 3/7 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 W SCOTT ALEXANDER (L) – 26, is in his second Major League camp with the Royals…has made Ian Kennedy 3/5 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 - three scoreless appearances this spring, allowing one hit and one walk in 3.0 innings…spent majority John Lannan 3/5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Kris Medlen 3/7 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - of the 2015 season in Triple-A, where he was named Omaha Pitcher of the Year after recording a 2.56 Alec Mills 3/4 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - ERA (18 ER in 63.1 IP) in 41 appearances…made his Major League debut on September 2 vs. Detroit Peter Moylan 3/7 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 - Aroni Nina 3/7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - with a perfect inning…made four appearances with the Royals, allowing three runs in six innings. Ross Ohlendorf 3/8 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 S Brooks Pounders 3/6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - DAVID HUFF (L) – 31, has a 9.00 ERA (4 ER in 4.0 IP) in three appearances this spring…was Sam Selman 3/7 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 - Joakim Soria 3/8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - charged with the loss on March 2 vs. Texas (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER) and earned the win in his last outing Matt Strahm 3/4 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - on Monday at Chicago-NL (2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, HR, SO)…spent the 2015 season in the Los Angeles Yordano Ventura 3/4 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Edinson Volquez 3/8 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W Dodgers’ organization...made three appearances with LA (one start), and went 5-2 with a 2.20 ERA Chien-Ming Wang 3/6 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - (14 ER in 57.1 IP) in 23 outings at Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2015...since 2012, he’s posted an 8-1 Chris Young 3/6 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 - record with a 3.46 ERA as a reliever. Kyle Zimmer 3/7 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 - SPRING TRANSACTIONS BROOKS POUNDERS – 25, is scheduled to make his third appearance this spring in his first Major League camp with the Royals…had an injury-plagued 2015 season, missing the first two months Date Player Transaction 2/18 LHP-Brian Duensing Signed to a minor league contract before completing rehab assignments with Surprise and Idaho Falls…finished the season with stints at INF-Clint Barmes Signed to a minor league contract Wilmington and Northwest Arkansas…recorded a 2.01 ERA (10 ER in 44.2 IP) from August 1 to the RHP-Ross Ohlendorf Signed to a minor league contract end of the season…made three starts in the , recording 12 scoreless innings on no 2/19 LHP-Mike Minor Signed to a Major League contract walks, five hits and 14 strikeouts. LHP-Jason Vargas Placed on 60-day D.L. 3/1 C-Salvador Perez Signed a five-year extension (thru 2021) PETER MOYLAN – 37, has made three appearances this spring (0-1, 2 ER in 3.0 IP), his first Major League camp with the Royals as a non-roster invite after spending the 2015 season in the Braves’ organization…made 22 appearances (10.1 IP) for Atlanta last season…also made 27 appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett, pitching to a 3.14 ERA (10 ER in 28.2 IP) with 24 strikeouts and six saves while holding opponents to a .217 batting average…signed as a minor league free agent on January 27, 2016…would become the third Australian-born player to appear for the Royals, joining Graeme Lloyd (2003) and Liam Hendriks (2014).

ARONI NINA – 25, is scheduled to make his third appearance of the spring…allowed two earned runs on two hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch on March 3 vs. Texas before tossing a 1-2-3 inning on Monday at Chicago-NL…is in his first camp with the Royals after spending the 2015 season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas...posted a 2.29 ERA (5 ER in 19.2 IP) over his final 16 regular season appearances, including eight-straight scoreless outings from August 4-29...made three scoreless appearances (5.2 IP) during the 2015 Double-A postseason, allowing two hits, two walks, while recording 11 strikeouts.

2016 SPRING SCHEDULE (all times local) Date Day Opponent Site Time/Result Record WP LP Save ATT March 2#* Wednesday TEXAS SURPRISE L, 2-6 0-1 Faulkner Huff (0-1) Klein 8,993 March 3* Thursday TEXAS SURPRISE L, 0-10 0-2 Holland Volquez (0-1) --- 5,025 March 4*MLB Friday at San Diego Peoria L, 1-3 0-3 Guerrero Moylan (0-1) Dominguez 9,054 March 5 Saturday CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPRISE L, 6-7 0-4 Danish Ohlendorf (0-1) Lollis 8,337 March 6* Sunday at Los Angeles Angels Tempe W, 6-1 1-4 Gee (1-0) Alburquerque --- 9,097 March 7*MLB Monday at Chicago Cubs Mesa W, 3-2 2-4 Huff (1-1) Acevedo Culver (1) 11,937 at Oakland Mesa L, 4-6 2-5 Santos Binford (0-1) Thompson 4,615 March 8* Tuesday COLORADO SURPRISE W, 3-2 3-5 Volquez (1-1) Lyles Ohlendorf (1) 5,816 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 ARIZONA 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: 1-3 Home: 28,171 TV Broadcast on FOX Sports Kansas City Road: 2-2 Home avg.: 7,043 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.: 1-4 Road: 34,703 NOTE: All games webcast on royals.com vs. N.L.: 2-1 Road avg.: 8,676