Kansas City Royals Spring Training

The Kansas City Royals open their 2016 Spring Training schedule as the home team against its Surprise complex mates, the Texas Rangers, on Wednesday, March 2.

The Royals will prepare for defense of their World Championship with a 34-game Spring Training schedule that features 15 home games at Surprise Stadium, with one additional game (March 30 vs. Texas) as the visiting team at the park.

Other highlights include a two-game series against the Rangers at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19. The Royals will conclude the spring schedule with a two-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, Friday, April 1 (8:40 p.m.) and Saturday, April 2 (3:10 pm.), before opening the regular season on Sunday, April 3 against their 2015 World Series opponent, the New York Mets, on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball".

Pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise on Thursday, February 18. Workouts for pitchers begin the following day, Friday, February 19. The remainder of the squad will report on Monday, February 22 and begin workouts for the 2015 campaign on Tuesday, February 23

The Surprise Recreation Campus Box Office will open at 7 a.m. local time on Saturday, January 9 for walk-up purchases. A service charge will be applied to tickets purchased online or over the phone. Fans with questions about Spring Training tickets may call 623-222-2222..

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2016 Royals Spring Training Schedule
Date	Opponent	Site	Time
	Home games in bold	(ss) = split squad
Mar 2	Texas Rangers	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 3	Texas Rangers	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 4	San Diego Padres	Peoria	7:10
Mar 5	Chicago White Sox	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 6	LA Angels	Tempe	1:05
Mar 7	Oakland A's	Mesa	1:05
Mar 8	Colorado Rockies	Surprise Stadium	1:10
Mar 9	Milwaukee Brewers (ss)	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 9	Texas Rangers (ss)	Peoria	1:05
Mar 10	Chicago White Sox	Glendale	1:05
Mar 11	Arizona Diamondbacks	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 12	Arizona Diamondbacks	Salt River Fields	1:10
Mar 13	Cleveland Indians	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 14	Chicago White Sox	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 15	Cincinnati Reds	Goodyear	1:05
Mar 16	Chicago Cubs	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 17	Los Angeles Dodgers	Glendale	6:05
Mar 18	LA Angels (ss)	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 18	Texas Rangers (ss)	San Antonio	6:05
Mar 19	Texas Rangers (ss)	San Antonio	1:05
Mar 19	Seattle Mariners (ss)	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 20	Chicago Cubs	Mesa	1:05
Mar 21	Off Day
Mar 22	Los Angeles Dodgers	Surprise Stadium	6:05
Mar 23	Cleveland Indians	Goodyear	1:05
Mar 24	Milwaukee Brewers	Maryvale	1:-5
Mar 25	San Francisco Giants	Scottsdale	6:05
Mar 26	Oakland A's	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 27	Oakland A's	Mesa	1:05
Mar 28	San Diego Padres (ss)	Surprise Stadium	1:05
Mar 28	Seattle Mariners (ss)	Peoria	1:05
Mar 29	San Francisco Giants	Surprise Stadium	6:05
Mar 30	Texas Rangers	Surprise Stadium	12:05
Mar 31	Off Day
Apr 1	Arizona Diamondbacks	Chase Field	7:40
Apr 2	Arizona Diamondbacks	Chase Field	1:10

Tickets
Telephone: 623-222-2222 In person: Surprise Stadium Box Office 15850 N. Bullard Ave. Surprise, Arizona 2016 Prices: Lower Dugout Premium $30\|$35* Lower Dugout $29\|$34* Upper Dugout $26\|$31* Infield $25\|$30* Plaza $19\|$24* Priority Seat Location (1-4) *Dynamic pricing may apply to select premium games Lawn Seats will be available for purchase beginning Feb. 15
Ballpark
10,500-seat multi-purpose Recreation and Major League Spring Training Campus There are14 regulation practice fields, 10,500-seat stadium, two clubhouses, training buildings, aquatic and recreation center Surprise Stadium is located at 15850 N. Bullard Ave. in Surprise, Arizona. Kansas City based HOK Sports designed the 10,500-seat facility, which officially opened on Dec. 7, 2002. Field dimensions are 350 feet down the lines, 379 feet in the power alleys and 400 feet to center field.
Directions
Surprise Stadium is located 1 1/2 miles west of the intersection of Bell Road and Grand Avenue (U.S. Route 60). Bullard Avenue is located off of Bell Road, 1 1/2 miles west of Grand Avenue, or 2 1/2 miles east of Loop 303.