Spring Training

Six night games on Surprise spring training schedule

Stadium slated to host World Baseball Classic, Spring Breakout games

Six night games are on the schedule among the 31 spring training contests set for Surprise Stadium in February and March.

Independent Newsmedia/Jason Stone

Six night games are on the schedule among the 31 spring training contests set for Surprise Stadium in February and March.

Major League Baseball released game times for all Cactus League games, which start in Surprise on Friday, Feb. 20 and run through Saturday, March 21.

Most of the Surprise games start at 1:05 p.m., beginning with the opener featuring the two “home” teams, the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

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Spring Training

Six night games on Surprise spring training schedule

Stadium slated to host World Baseball Classic, Spring Breakout games

Independent Newsmedia/Jason Stone

Six night games are on the schedule among the 31 spring training contests set for Surprise Stadium in February and March.

Posted Monday, November 24, 2025 3:00 pm

2026 SURPRISE STADIUM SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE

Feb. 20: Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 21: San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 22: Colorado Rockies vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 23: Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 24: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 25: Seattle Mariners vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 26: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 27: Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

Feb. 28: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 1: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 2: Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 3: World Baseball Classic — Team Cuba vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 4: World Baseball Classic — Team Brazil vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 5: Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals (6:05 p.m.)

March 6: Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 7: Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 8: Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 9: Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 10: Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 11: San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 12: Athletics vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 13: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals (6:05 p.m.)

March 14: San Diego Padres vs. Texas Rangers (1:05 p.m.)

March 15: Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 16: Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers (5:05 p.m.)

March 17: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals (6:05 p.m.)

March 18: Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers (5:05 p.m.)

March 19: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals (1:05 p.m.)

March 20: Spring Breakout Game — San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers (5:05 p.m.)

March 21: Colorado Rockies vs. Kansas City Royals (12:05 p.m.)

By Jason Stone
Mail | X: @thestonecave

Six night games are on the schedule among the 31 spring training contests set for Surprise Stadium in February and March.

Major League Baseball released game times for all Cactus League games, which start in Surprise on Friday, Feb. 20 and run through Saturday, March 21.

Most of the Surprise games start at 1:05 p.m., beginning with the opener featuring the two “home” teams, the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

Individual game tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at SurpriseStadium.com. Group and season ticket packages are already available.

The first night game comes when the same two teams play at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 5.

Other night games include the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Royals (Friday, March 13), a three-game stretch between Monday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 18 that features the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers and the special Spring Breakout Game on Friday, March 20.

The Spring Breakout Games showcase the future stars of Minor League Baseball. Through 16 exhibition games, each MLB organization fields a team of its top prospects to play against another team of top prospects.

Surprise will host the San Francisco Giants and the Rangers at 5:05 p.m.

The final game of the season is the next day when the Rangers and Royals wrap it up at 12:05 p.m.

Surprise Stadium will also host two World Baseball Classic exhibition games. Team Cuba plays the Royals on Tuesday, March 3, while the Rangers host Team Brazil the next day. Both game start at 1:05 p.m.

All other 13 teams in the Cactus League will make an appearance in Surprise. Highlights include stops by the Chicago Cubs (Monday, Feb. 23 and Tuesday, March 10), Los Angeles Dodgers (Friday, Feb. 28) and San Francisco Giants (Wednesday, March 11).

The city has not yet set up its promotional schedule for the games. Also, the city plans soon to announce more special events and ticket offers.

Visit SurpriseStadium.com for scheduling updates. Call 623-222-2222.

Jason Stone
Senior News Editor | Surprise

jstone@iniusa.com

Meet Jason
Jason Stone joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2019, after a distinguished three decade media career that included stops at the Arizona Republic, iHeart Media/Clear Channel and Beckett Sports Card magazine. He remembers when airports sold newspapers.

Community: He is a big supporter of the Valley's original sports team: The Phoenix Suns.

Education: Northern Arizona University with a BS in broadcast journalism and a minor in sports coaching.

Random Fact: The capital of Nebraska is Lincoln.

Hobbies: Surfing, backgammon and men who aren't afraid to cry.