The Arizona Fall League, known throughout professional baseball as a finishing school for Major League Baseball’s elite prospects, opens its 27th season on Tuesday, Oct. 9 with three games:
- Glendale Desert Dogs at defending champs Peoria Javelinas (12:35 p.m.)
- Salt River Rafters at Surprise Saguaros (12:35 p.m.)
- Mesa Solar Sox at Scottsdale Scorpions (6:35 p.m.)
The six-team league, owned and operated by Major League Baseball, plays six days per week (Monday-Saturday) at six spring-training stadiums:
- Camelback Ranch-Glendale (Desert Dogs)
- Peoria Sports Complex (Javelinas)
- Sloan Park (Solar Sox)
- Salt River Fields (Rafters)
- Scottsdale Stadium (Scorpions)
- Surprise Stadium (Saguaros)
Seven Royals prospects have been selected to play on the Surprise Saguaros roster, including:
- OF Khalil Lee (Royals u21161 prospect according to MLB.