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Mets-Royals among 13 openers on 2016 slate

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  • Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The Kansas City Royals will host the New York Mets in an opening-day interleague matchup next season.

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday the season will open with a Sunday night game on April 3 with teams to be named later.

Thirteen games are scheduled for April 4, with the Mets-Royals matchup joined by Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Washington at Atlanta in Turner Field's last opener, Colorado at Arizona, Minnesota at Baltimore, Boston at Cleveland, San Francisco at Milwaukee, Houston at the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox at Oakland, St.