The Kansas City Royals and Northwest Arkansas Naturals announced today that the clubs will play an exhibition game at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark., on Monday, March 29. The game will be prior to the start of the 2021 season for both clubs.
“We have taken a lot of pride over the years to forge exceptionally strong relationships with our minor league affiliates and today we’re excited to announce that we will bring a Major League exhibition game to Springdale,” said Royals Vice President/Assistant General Manager-Player Personnel J.J. Picollo. “After the historically challenging year that 2020 brought us, especially on the minor league side, our visit to Northwest Arkansas will hopefully help in reinvigorating our fan base in the region and get baseball off on the right foot for 2021.