Royals fans watching their struggling team might say next year can’t come soon enough. The team got a jump on the future, at least on the schedule, Thursday with the announcement of a home game in Omaha, Neb., that will precede the 2019 College World Series.
The Royals will meet the Detroit Tigers on June 13, 2019 at TD Ameritrade Park, two days before the NCAA baseball championship begins.
A home game away from Kansas City will be a first for the Royals. A Major League Baseball game in Omaha also will be a first.
The idea came up about a year ago, and the Royals wanted in.