Naturals Hosting the Kansas City Royals in an Exhibition Game at Arvest Ballpark on Monday, March 25th

The exhibition game at Arvest Ballpark is scheduled to begin at 6:05pm

Major League Baseball is coming to Northwest Arkansas in March as the Kansas City Royals will be playing an exhibition game at Arvest Ballpark against the Naturals. (John Owen)

By Naturals PR Department

January 19, 2024

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are excited to announce that they’ll be hosting a historic event on Monday, March 25th as they’ll be welcoming the Kansas City Royals, their big-league affiliate, to Springdale for an exhibition game. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05pm at Arvest Ballpark. ROYALS EXHIBITION

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are excited to announce that they’ll be hosting a historic event on Monday, March 25th as they’ll be welcoming the Kansas City Royals, their big-league affiliate, to Springdale for an exhibition game. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05pm at Arvest Ballpark.

ROYALS EXHIBITION GAME TICKET PRICES:

Home Plate Premium Ticket – $25.00
Dugout Premium Ticket – $22.00
1B/3B Reserved Ticket – $16.00
Werther’s Original Grass Berm/General Admission – $16.00

Fans are now able to purchase tickets online at nwanaturals.com. Seating for the event will be assigned. Convenience fees will apply to all online orders. Group tickets for groups of 11 or more and party areas are also available. For more information, call us at (479) 927-4900 or email [email protected].

The Kansas City Royals Exhibition Game, which is presented by Red Vines and Sour Punch, will mark the first time that the Royals have played at Arvest Ballpark. The exhibition game will take place prior to the start of the 2024 season for both clubs.

"We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the Kansas City Royals at Arvest Ballpark in 2024," said Naturals Vice President & General Manager Justin Cole. "The Royals have been tremendous partners over the years, and we could not be more excited to welcome our Major League affiliate to Springdale in just over two months."

The Naturals have been a minor league affiliate of the Royals since relocating to Northwest Arkansas from Wichita in 2008. Prior to relocating, the Wichita Wranglers served as the Royals’ Double-A affiliate from 1995-2007. During their partnership with Kansas City, Northwest Arkansas has made the playoffs eight times, including winning the Texas League in 2010 and claiming the Double-A Central in 2021.

Since the 2008 season, 101 former Naturals have gone on to make their Major League debut with the Kansas City Royals. Prominent former players including Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera, and Greg Holland served an integral role with the 2015 World Series Championship club while current standouts Bobby Witt Jr., Maikel Garcia, Vinnie Pasquantino, Brady Singer, MJ Melendez, and Michael Massey have all called Arvest Ballpark home in recent seasons.

“Northwest Arkansas has been such a great partner for 15 years, so we are happy to be able to play this exhibition game in front of their fans,” said Royals Executive VP and GM, J.J. Picollo. “We were disappointed that our game in 2021 was cancelled due to COVID, so we’re even more excited for Naturals fans to have a chance to see so many familiar faces who previously played in Springdale. This will be a great night for our organization.”

Stay tuned to nwanaturals.com for additional details leading up to the Royals Exhibition Game at Arvest Ballpark.