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Seven Royals Prospects Begin Play in Arizona Fall League Today

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.