Royals set opening day first pitch for 3:10 p.m.
The Royals’ opening day game against the White Sox has a starting time: 3:10 p.m.
The April 6 game at Kauffman Stadium figures to be more festive than usual, with the Royals coming off their first American League championship season in nearly three decades.
The Royals also announced four weekday home games that would start at 1:10 p.m.: April 9 against the White Sox, May 7 against the Indians, July 9 against the Rays and Aug. 27 against the Orioles.
Also games on May 23 against the Cardinals, June 20 against the Red Sox and July 4 against the Twins will start at 6:15 p.m.
Saturday home games on June 6 against the Rangers and July 11 against the Blue Jays will start at 1:10 p.m.
The standard starting times for home games are, Monday-Friday, 7:10 p.m., Saturday, 6:10 p.m., Sunday, 1:10 p.m.
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Royals 2015 schedule
APRIL
6 Chicago (AL) 3:10
8 Chicago (AL) 7:10
9 Chicago (AL) 1:10
10 at Los Angeles 9:05
11 at Los Angeles 8:05
12 at Los Angeles 2:35
13 at Minnesota 3:10
15 at Minnesota 7:10
16 at Minnesota 12:10
17 Oakland 7:10
18 Oakland 6:10
19 Oakland 1:10
20 Minnesota 7:10
21 Minnesota 7:10
22 Minnesota 7:10
23 at Chicago (AL) 7:10
24 at Chicago (AL) 7:10
25 at Chicago (AL) 1:10
26 at Chicago (AL) 1:10
27 at Cleveland 5:05
28 at Cleveland 5:05
29 at Cleveland 5:05
30 Detroit 7:10
MAY
1 Detroit 7:10
2 Detroit 6:10
3 Detroit 1:10
5 Cleveland 7:10
6 Cleveland 7:10
7 Cleveland 1:10
8 at Detroit 6:08
9 at Detroit 12:08
10 at Detroit 12:08
11 at Texas 7:05
12 at Texas 7:05
13 at Texas 7:05
14 at Texas 1:05
15 New York 7:10
16 New York 6:10
17 New York 1:10
19 Cincinnati 7:10
20 Cincinnati 7:10
22 St. Louis 7:10
23 St. Louis 6:15
24 St. Louis 1:10
25 at New York 12:05
26 at New York 6:05
27 at New York 12:05
29 at Chicago (NL) 3:05
30 at Chicago (NL) 6:15
31 at Chicago (NL) 1:20
JUNE
2 Cleveland 7:10
3 Cleveland 7:10
4 Cleveland 7:10
5 Texas 7:10
6 Texas 1:10
7 Texas 1:10
8 at Minnesota 7:10
9 at Minnesota 7:10
10 at Minnesota 7:10
12 at St. Louis 7:15
13 at St. Louis 3:10
14 at St. Louis 1:15
15 at Milwaukee 7:10
16 at Milwaukee 7:10
17 Milwaukee 7:10
18 Milwaukee 7:10
19 Boston 7:10
20 Boston 6:15
21 Boston 1:10
22 at Seattle 9:10
23 at Seattle 9:10
24 at Seattle 9:10
26 at Oakland 9:07
27 at Oakland 3:07
28 at Oakland 3:07
29 at Houston 7:10
30 at Houston 7:10
JULY
1 at Houston 7:10
2 Minnesota 7:10
3 Minnesota 7:10
4 Minnesota 6:15
5 Minnesota 1:10
6 Tampa Bay 7:10
7 Tampa Bay 7:10
8 Tampa Bay 7:10
9 Tampa Bay 1:10
10 Toronto 7:10
11 Toronto 1:10
12 Toronto 1:10
13 All-Star Break
14 All-Star Game at Cincinnati
15 All-Star Break
16 All-Star Break
17 at Chicago (AL) 7:10
18 at Chicago (AL) 1:10
19 at Chicago (AL) 1:10
20 Pittsburgh 7:10
21 Pittsburgh 7:10
22 Pittsburgh 7:10
24 Houston 7:10
25 Houston 6:10
26 Houston 1:10
27 at Cleveland 6:05
28 at Cleveland 6:05
29 at Cleveland 11:05 a.m.
30 at Toronto 6:07
31 at Toronto 6:07
AUGUST
1 at Toronto 12:07
2 at Toronto 12:07
4 at Detroit 6:08
5 at Detroit 6:08
6 at Detroit 12:08
7 Chicago (AL) 7:10
8 Chicago (AL) 6:10
9 Chicago (AL) 1:10
10 Detroit 7:10
11 Detroit 7:10
12 Detroit 7:10
13 Los Angeles 7:10
14 Los Angeles 7:10
15 Los Angeles 6:10
16 Los Angeles 1:10
18 at Cincinnati 6:10
19 at Cincinnati 6:10
20 at Boston 6:10
21 at Boston 6:10
22 at Boston 6:10
23 at Boston 12:35
24 Baltimore 7:10
25 Baltimore 7:10
26 Baltimore 7:10
27 Baltimore 1:10
28 at Tampa Bay 6:10
29 at Tampa Bay 5:10
30 at Tampa Bay 12:10
SEPTEMBER
1 Detroit 7:10
2 Detroit 7:10
3 Detroit 7:10
4 Chicago (AL) 7:10
5 Chicago (AL) 6:10
6 Chicago (AL) 1:10
7 Minnesota 7:10
8 Minnesota 7:10
9 Minnesota 7:10
11 at Baltimore 6:05
12 at Baltimore 12:05
13 at Baltimore 12:35
14 at Cleveland 6:05
15 at Cleveland 6:05
16 at Cleveland 6:05
17 at Cleveland 6:05
18 at Detroit 6:08
19 at Detroit 6:08
20 at Detroit 12:08
22 Seattle 7:10
23 Seattle 7:10
24 Seattle 7:10
25 Cleveland 7:10
26 Cleveland 6:10
27 Cleveland 1:10
29 at Chicago (AL) 7:10
30 at Chicago (AL) 7:10
OCTOBER
1 at Chicago (AL) 7:10
2 at Minnesota 7:10
3 at Minnesota 6:10
4 at Minnesota 2:10
All times p.m., unless noted
This story was originally published January 22, 2015 at 12:52 PM with the headline "Royals set opening day first pitch for 3:10 p.m.."