MINNEAPOLIS
The Royals are in the final stages of discussions with the city of Surprise, Ariz., their spring-training home since 2003, for wide-ranging renovations to modernize their facilities, team officials said.
The project has not been finalized, but the Royals intend to move their operations across the valley next month and take up a temporary residency in Phoenix at Papago Park, the former home of the Oakland Athletics. The Royals expect the facility in Surprise to be ready by next February.
Assistant general manager Scott Sharp indicated the organization was “very far down the road” in discussions with the city, which offered about $16.