KANSAS CITY, Mo.&nbsp;–&nbsp;In conjunction with&nbsp;the Texas Rangers and Surprise Stadium,&nbsp;the Kansas&nbsp;City Royals today announced&nbsp;home&nbsp;game times for their 31-game exhibition schedule for 2021. Game dates and opponents were announced in September.&nbsp;The first workout date for pitchers and catchers is&nbsp;projected for&nbsp;Wednesday, February 17, followed by position players on Monday, February 22. The Royals will begin their 19th&nbsp;season in the Cactus League on Saturday, February 27 vs.&nbsp;the Texas Rangers&nbsp;in a 2:05 p.m. CT start at Surprise Stadium.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas City’s&nbsp;schedule&nbsp;features&nbsp;15&nbsp;home games at Surprise Stadium, plus&nbsp;one game as the visiting team vs. the Rangers on March 4.&nbsp;The Royals will host&nbsp;three night&nbsp;games during Cactus League play on Tuesday, March 9 vs. Cleveland (7:05 p.m. CT), Tuesday, March 16 vs. the Dodgers (8:05 p.m. CT) and&nbsp;Tuesday, March 23 vs. Arizona (8:05 p.m. CT). Five of the Royals’ first six home games will be played at 2:05 p.m. CT. Following Daylight Savings&nbsp;on March 14, the Royals’ next six daytime games will begin at 3:05 p.m. CT.&nbsp;Their final Cactus League game on Sunday, March 28 vs. Seattle will begin at 2:05 p.m. CT.&nbsp;The Royals will play every&nbsp;other&nbsp;Cactus League team&nbsp;at least&nbsp;twice,&nbsp;including three games vs.&nbsp;the Rangers and Brewers.&nbsp;There are three&nbsp;split-squad dates,&nbsp;in which&nbsp;the Royals will field a pair of teams and play two games on&nbsp;Saturday,&nbsp;March 6,&nbsp;Friday,&nbsp;March 19 and&nbsp;Friday&nbsp;March 26.&nbsp;&nbsp;Following the conclusion of their Cactus League schedule on Sunday, March 28, the Royals will travel to Springdale, Ark. to face their Double-A affiliate, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, at Arvest&nbsp;Ballpark at 6:05 p.m. CT.&nbsp;&nbsp;The 53rd&nbsp;regular season in franchise history will begin three days&nbsp;later on&nbsp;Thursday, April 1, as the Royals host the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium.<figure>
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Royals announce 2021 Spring Training schedule