The Cactus League schedule is upon the Texas Rangers, who open the 33-game campaign Saturday as the visiting team at their home stadium.
The Kansas City Royals, who share the Surprise Recreation Campus and Surprise Stadium with the Rangers, will be the Rangers’ initial spring foe, followed Sunday by a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Spring training isn’t much like the regular season at all, though the games begin to have some resemblance toward the end of camp. The early games and most road games provide a chance for young players, veterans competing for roster spots and even some top prospects to make an impression on the big-league coaching staff.