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Surprise Stadium
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Location	15946 N. Bullard Avenue Surprise, Arizona 85374
Built	2002
Opened	2003
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$
Capacity	10,500
Field dimensions	Left - 350 ft. Center - 400 ft. Right - 350 ft.
Kansas City Royals (MLB) (spring training) (2003-present) Texas Rangers (MLB) (spring training) (2003-present) Surprise Rafters (AFL) (2007-present)

Surprise Stadium is a baseball field located at the Surprise Recreation Campus athletic facility in Surprise, Arizona. The stadium was designed by HOK Sport, built in 2002 and holds 10,500 people. It is the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers and the home of the Arizona Fall League's Surprise Rafters.

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Kansas City Royals

Based in Kansas City, Missouri

The Franchise

History • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Current Roster • Managers • Opening Day starting pitchers • All-Time Roster • Team Records • Awards & League Leaders • Broadcasters • Fox Sports Kansas City • Royals Sports Television Network

Ballparks

Municipal Stadium • Kauffman Stadium
Spring Training: Terry Park • Baseball City Stadium • Surprise Stadium

Culture

Pine Tar Incident • The Call • Sluggerrr • Denny Matthews • Ryan Lefebvre • American Royal

Important Figures

Ewing Kauffman • John Schuerholz • George Brett • Frank White • Willie Wilson • Amos Otis • Hal McRae • Bret Saberhagen • Dennis Leonard • Dick Howser • Jeff Montgomery • Kevin Appier • Dan Quisenberry • Paul Splittorff • Larry Gura • Bo Jackson • Mike Sweeney • Zack Greinke • Alex Gordon

Team Hall of Fame

Steve Busby • Amos Otis • Dick Howser • Cookie Rojas • Paul Splittorff • Dennis Leonard • Hal McRae • Joe Burke • Larry Gura • Freddie Patek • Ewing Kauffman • George Brett • Frank White • Muriel Kauffman • John Mayberry • Dan Quisenberry • Whitey Herzog • Willie Wilson • Jeff Montgomery • Denny Matthews • Bret Saberhagen • Mark Gubicza • Art Stewart

Retired Numbers

5 • 10 • 20 • 42

Minors

AAA: Omaha Royals • AA: Northwest Arkansas Naturals • A: Wilmington Blue Rocks • Burlington Bees • Rookie: Idaho Falls Chukars • Burlington Royals • AZL Royals • Dominican League

Key Personnel

Owner: David Glass • General Manager: Dayton Moore • Manager: Trey Hillman

Team Managers

Joe Gordon • Charlie Metro • Bob Lemon • Jack McKeon • Whitey Herzog • Jim Frey • Dick Howser • Mike Ferraro • Billy Gardner • John Wathan • Bob Schaefer • Hal McRae • Bob Boone • Tony Muser • John Mizerock • Tony Peña • Bob Schaefer • Buddy Bell • Trey Hillman

World Series
Championships (1)

1985

American League
Pennants (2)

1980 • 1985

Division Titles

Western: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 (second half) • 1984 • 1985 • Central: none • Wild Card: none

Seasons (42)

1960s	1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators • Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

The Franchise

Expansion Draft • Seasons • Team Records • Awards & League Leaders • Broadcasters • Managers • Players • Roster • Captain

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • Arlington Stadium • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Spring Training: Pompano Beach Municipal Park • Ranger Stadium • Surprise Stadium

Important Figures

Tom Vandergriff • Ted Williams • Mike Hargrove • Billy Martin • Ferguson Jenkins • Bobby Valentine • George W. Bush • Nolan Ryan • Kenny Rogers • Juan González • Iván Rodríguez • Alex Rodriguez • Johnny Oates • Michael Young • Hank Blalock • Josh Hamilton • Ian Kinsler

Retired Numbers

26 • 34 • 42

Key Personnel

Owner: Tom Hicks • General Manager: Jon Daniels • Manager: Ron Washington

Minors

Oklahoma City RedHawks (AAA) • Frisco RoughRiders (AA) • Bakersfield Blaze (A) • Hickory Crawdads (A) • Spokane Indians (A) • AZL Rangers (Rookie) • DSL Rangers1 (Rookie) • DSL Rangers2 (Rookie)

Division Titles

Western: 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • Wild Card: none

Rivalries

Lone Star Series

Seasons (50)

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010

v • d • e Stadiums of the Cactus League

Camelback Ranch • Hi Corbett Field • HoHoKam Park • Goodyear Ballpark • Maryvale Baseball Park • Peoria Sports Complex • Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Scottsdale Stadium • Surprise Stadium • Tempe Diablo Stadium • Tucson Electric Park

v • d • e Current ballparks in the Arizona Fall League

American Division	HoHoKam Park • Peoria Sports Complex • Scottsdale Stadium

National Division	Peoria Sports Complex • Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Surprise Stadium

v • d • e Current ballparks in the Arizona League

Camelback Ranch • Fitch Park • Maryvale Baseball Park • Papago Park Sports Facility • Peoria Sports Complex • Scottsdale Stadium • Surprise Stadium • Tempe Diablo Stadium

Coordinates: 33°37′40″N 112°22′40″W / 33.62778°N 112.37778°W / 33.62778; -112.37778

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