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The Kansas City Royals today announced their 2026 regular season home game times. The regular season schedule was released in August. All game times are subject to change.
After a 3-game series in Atlanta vs. the Braves on March 26, 28 and 29 to begin the season, the Royals will open their home slate on Monday, March 30 at 3:10 p.m. vs. the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. Following an off day on Tuesday, March 31, the Royals will continue the 3-game series vs. the Twins on Wednesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 2, both of which will be 6:40 p.m. starts.
The Royals will host 34 weeknight games, all of which will start at 6:40 p.m. In April and May, the Royals 5 Friday night home games will begin at 6:40 p.m. In the remaining months, 6 of their 7 Friday night home games will start at 7:10 p.m., the only exception being their final Friday night home game on Sept. 25, which will start at 6:40 p.m.
There will be 12 Saturday home games, including 5 that will begin at 3:10 p.m., 6 that will start at 6:10 p.m. and 1 that will begin at 7:10 p.m., on July 4. There will be 13 Sunday games, 12 of which are scheduled for 1:10 p.m. The lone exception is the regular season finale on Sept. 27, which will begin at 2:10 p.m.
There will be 10 weekday afternoon games, including 9 games scheduled for a 1:10 p.m. start. The only exception is the home opener on March 30 (3:10 p.m.).
Two home series will be impacted by the World Cup at the Truman Sports Complex. From June 18-21, the Royals will host a 3-game series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. The 1st 2 games will be played on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. and Friday at 7:10 p.m. Following an off day on Saturday, the teams will conclude the series on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. The Royals have a scheduled off day on Friday, July 3 before beginning a 3-game series vs. the Philadelphia Phillies from Saturday, July 4-Monday, July 6, with start times of 7:10 p.m., 1:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m.
The breakdown of home game times is as follows:
- 1:10 p.m.: 21 games
- 2:10 p.m.: 1 game
- 3:10 p.m.: 6 games
- 6:10 p.m.: 6 games
- 6:40 p.m.: 40 games
- 7:10 p.m.: 7 games
Fan can join the Royals Community texting platform to receive early access to 2026 single game tickets before they go on sale on Friday, Nov. 14. Text “ROYALS” to 816-6-ROYALS before Nov. 13 and on Thursday morning, fans will receive a special code to purchase tickets ahead of the general public.
