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Royals FanFest opens two-day stand at Bartle Hall

The Royals opened FanFest Friday at the Kansas City Convention Center’s Bartle Hall and unveiled their roster for the two-day event. Festivities began at noon on Friday and will start at 9 a.m. Saturday with admission for the first two hours each day exclusive to season ticket holders.

The event for the general public runs from 2-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday.

Advance tickets can be purchased online at

royals.com/fanfest

by calling 816-504-4040, or visiting the Kauffman Stadium box office, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets also are available at Bartle Hall on the days of the event. Single-day tickets are $15 for adults ($13 in advance) and $9 for ages 6-17 ($7 in advance). Children ages 5 and under are free.

Here are the Royals scheduled to attend (subject to change):

Lane Adams

Bill Butler

Lorenzo Cain

Louis Coleman

Tim Collins

Christian Colon

Aaron Crow*

Wade Davis*

Jarrod Dyson

Alcides Escobar

Johnny Giavotella

Alex Gordon

Jeremy Guthrie

Brett Hayes

Luke Hochevar

Greg Holland

Eric Hosmer

Donnie Joseph

Mike Moustakas

Salvador Perez

James Shields*

Everett Teaford

Jason Vargas

Yordano Ventura

Ned Yost

*Will appear Friday only

This story was originally published January 30, 2014 at 11:46 AM with the headline "Royals FanFest opens two-day stand at Bartle Hall."

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