Royals and Bally Sports Kansas City announce 2024 television schedule

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SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Royals and Bally Sports Kansas City today announced the team’s 2024 regular season television schedule, with all 162 games airing regionally or nationally.

Bally Sports Kansas City will televise 161 regular season games, and 1 game is currently scheduled for Major League Baseball’s national television package, on Friday, May 10 game at the Los Angeles Angels on Apple TV+.

Three games will be televised on both Bally Sports Kansas City and FS1: Thursday, May 9 at the Angels, Monday, May 20 vs. the Tigers and Thursday, June 27 vs. the Guardians.

Bally Sports Kansas City is entering its 17th season as the exclusive regional television home of Royals baseball. Every game on Bally Sports Kansas City will be preceded by a 30-minute pregame show, “Price Chopper Royals Live,” and followed by the “Rally House Royals Live” postgame show. Both the pre and postgame shows at Kauffman Stadium will originate from Bally Sports Kansas City’s set on the left field concourse adjacent to the Royals Hall of Fame.

Regular season coverage will begin when Bally Sports Kansas City airs Opening Day on Thursday, March 28, from Kauffman Stadium vs. the Minnesota Twins at 3:10 p.m. CT. Live coverage of the opener on Bally Sports Kansas City will begin at 2:00 p.m. with an expanded pregame show that features the on-field ceremonies from The K.

HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM THE ROYALS IN 2024

There are two ways to watch local Royals broadcasts in 2024.

Watch or stream through a TV provider: Bally Sports is available on cable, satellite, and digital streaming TV providers throughout the Royals television footprint. Fans who receive Royals telecasts through their TV provider can also stream Royals games for no additional charge on the Bally Sports app and BallySports.com, by connecting with their TV provider user ID and password.

Subscribe to Bally Sports+: Bally Sports+ is the streaming-only option that provides direct access to watch Royals baseball without a TV provider. Fans can purchase a monthly, annual, or new Season Pass subscription. Visit offers.ballysports.com for information or to start a 7-day free trial.

For more information about Royals telecasts, fans can visit Royals.com/TV.

ANNOUNCER LINEUP

Ryan Lefebvre, in his 26th season, will call the majority of regular season games for Bally Sports Kansas City, and Jake Eisenberg will provide the play-by-play on the remaining games. Rex Hudler will return for his 13th season as the analyst, and Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery will provide analysis throughout the season on “Royals Live” with host Joel Goldberg. Royals Hall of Famer Mike Sweeney and 2015 World Series champion Jeremy Guthrie will return on Bally Sports Kansas City as analysts on select series.

All game times and the TV schedule are subject to change.

Derek Nester
Derek Nesterhttp://www.sunflowerstateradio.com
Derek Nester was born and raised in Blue Rapids and graduated from Valley Heights High School in 2000. He attended Cowley College in Arkansas City and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park studying Journalism & Media Communications. In 2002 Derek joined Taylor Communications, Inc. in Salina, Kansas working in digital media for 550 AM KFRM and 100.9 FM KCLY. Following that stop, he joined Dierking Communications, Inc. stations KNDY AM & FM as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. Starting in 2005 Derek joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox in Kansas City, a role he would serve for 15 years culminating in the Super Bowl LIV Championship game broadcast. In 2020 he moved to Audacy, formerly known as Entercom Communications, Inc. and 106.5 The Wolf and 610 Sports Radio, the new flagship stations of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, the largest radio network in the NFL. Through all of this, Derek continues to serve as the Digital Media Director for Sunflower State Radio, the digital and social media operations of Dierking Communications, Inc. and the 6 radio stations it owns and operates across Kansas.

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