Royals release 2019 schedule that includes game in Omaha

The 2018 season has been one to forget for the Royals, so you can begin thinking about next year’s squad and hopefully better days ahead. Today the Royals released their 2019 schedule, which begins at home against the White Sox for the second consecutive season, with Opening Day on Thursday, March 28. In interleague play, the Royals will take on the National League East, making trips to Washington (July 5-7), Atlanta (July 23-24), and Miami (September 6-8), and hosting the Mets (August 16-18) and Braves (September 24-25). Their annual Show-Me State matchup against the Cardinals will take place May 21-22 in St. Louis and August 13-14 in Kansas City.

The Royals will play the Detroit Tigers in Omaha on June 13, two days before the College World Series championship series. The game will be played at TD Ameritrade Park, the first regular season MLB game ever played in Omaha. The Royals will serve as the home team in that game, the finale of a three-game series that will begin in Kansas City. The Royals will then travel up to Minnesota for a series against the Twins.

The team begins the year with 12 of their first 15 games at home. Their first road series begins Thursday, April 4 in Detroit for the Tigers’ home opener. The longest road trip of the year is an 11-game trip from August 2 to August 11 that takes them from Minnesota to Boston to Detroit. There is a stretch in late May that has 12 of 15 games on the road, where the Royals will travel from Anaheim to St. Louis, home to take on the Yankees, then back on the road to Chicago and Texas before coming back home. The longest homestand is August 26 to September 5, a ten-game homestand against the A’s, Orioles, and Tigers.

The Royals are off the first two Fridays of the year, as well as Labor Day. They will end the season at home against the Twins.

The 2019 MLB schedule begins March 20 when the Athletics and Mariners play in Tokyo. All other teams will open up on March 28 with the Angels vs. Athletics, Astros vs. Rays, Red Sox vs. Mariners, Cubs vs. Rangers, Cardinals vs. Brewers, and Braves vs. Phillies. The Yankees and Red Sox will have two games on June 29- and 30 in London, England. The Cubs will paly the Pirates on August 18 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to celebrate the Little League World Series. MLB is also planning a series involving the Angels to be played in Mexico, but that has yet to be announced. The All-Star Game will be held July 9 in Cleveland.

Here is the complete 2019 Kansas City Royals schedule. Game times and promotions will be announced later.