Arizona Complex League Royals

The Arizona Complex League Royals are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents.

Arizona Complex League Royals
(2003–2013, 2015–present) Surprise, Arizona
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Arizona Complex League
Division	West
Previous leagues	Arizona League (2003–2013, 2015–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Kansas City Royals
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2003
Division titles (1)	2016 (first-half)
Team data
Name	ACL Royals Blue & Gold
Previous names	AZL Royals (2004–2013, 2015–2020) AZL Royals 1 & 2 (2003)
Ballpark	Surprise Stadium
Manager	Blue: Omar Ramirez[1] Gold: Andre David[2]

History

The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) in 2003, succeeding the Kansas City Royals' Florida-based rookie team, the Gulf Coast League Royals.^[3] That season, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by numerical suffixes (1 and 2).^[3] The Royals 1 squad won the league championship, defeating the AZL Rangers in the title game.^[4]

Starting in 2004, the team fielded a single squad in the league, except for the 2014 season when the team did not compete.^[3] The team returned to the league in 2015.^[5]

Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL). For the 2021 season, the team is again fielding two squads, differentiated by color suffixes (Blue and Gold).

Roster

Arizona Complex League Royals roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 74 Dioni Baez -- Drew Beam 67 Jose Catano -- A.J. Causey -- Carlos De La Rosa 39 Weskendry Espinoza 35 Brandon Herbold -- L.P. Langevin 49 Luis Martinez 72 Carlos Mateo 68 Augusto Mendieta 82 Fraynel Nova 77 Shawndrick Oduber 41 Victor Pena 75 Yeri Perez 55 Coleman Picard 70 Yimi Presinal -- David Shields 79 Yenfri Sosa 71 Luis Valdez 80 Richy Valdez 38 Gijs Van Den Brink 31 Jordan Woods		Catchers 32 Angel Acosta  4 Jorge Hernandez -- Aldrin Lucas  6 Ramon Ramirez 18 Gabriel Silva  3 Jhosmmel Zue Infielders 12 Josi Novas  1 Ivan Sosa Outfielders 17 Giullianno Allende  8 Noah Barber 11 Roni Cabrera -- Darnel Collins ‡ 27 Asbel Gonzalez  0 Henry Ramos 24 Milo Rushford		Manager 33 Larry Sutton Coaches 58 Miguel Bernard (bench) 37 Ramón Castro (hitting) 60 Jesús Delgado (pitching) 14 Alejandro Gomez (hitting) 62 Ken Knutson (rehab pitching) 63 Julio Pimentel (pitching) 22 Joel Rivera (assistant hitting) 7-day injured list * On Kansas City Royals 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 4, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Kansas City Royals minor league players

References

1. "Roster".
2. "About the Arizona Complex League".
3. "Kansas City Royals Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
4. "2003 Arizona League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
5. "Royals To Return To Arizona League In 2015". January 16, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.

External links

• Official website