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
Minor league affiliations
ClassRookie
LeagueArizona Complex League
DivisionWest
Previous leagues
Arizona League (2003–2013, 2015–2020)
Major league affiliations
TeamKansas City Royals
Minor league titles
League titles (1)2003
Division titles (1)2016 (first-half)
Team data
NameACL Royals Blue & Gold
Previous names
  • AZL Royals (2004–2013, 2015–2020)
  • AZL Royals 1 & 2 (2003)
BallparkSurprise Stadium
Manager

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
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 50 Felix Arronde
  • 82 Fraicy Breton
  • 59 Luis Cepeda
  • 45 Andres Diaz
  • 51 Brandon Herbold
  • 57 Ben Hernandez #
  • 77 Agustin Herrera
  • 44 Yunior Marte
  • 27 Luis Martinez
  • 60 Juan Martinez
  • 17 Augusto Mendieta
  • 62 Ismael Michel
  • 36 Elvis Novas
  • -- Leo Palacios ‡
  • 66 Hunter Patteson
  • 43 Luis Polanco
  • 71 Yimi Presinal
  • 52 Emmanuel Reyes
  • 65 Jarold Rosado
  • 47 Osiris Santana
  • 68 Adrian Solano
  • 80 Richy Valdez

Catchers

  •  3 Chris Burke
  •  1 Aldrin Lucas
  • -- Yesi Medina ‡
  • 19 Enmanuel Pire
  •  4 Gabriel Silva
  • 12 Hyungchan Um

Infielders

  •  6 Yeudi Advincola
  • 24 Wilmin Candelario
  •  8 Ryan Cepero
  •  7 Diego Guzman
  • 25 Josi Novas
  • 79 Jhonny Perdomo

Outfielders

  • 53 Giullianno Allende
  • 21 Darnel Collins
  • 28 Jaswel De Los Santos
  • 15 Jairo Mendez
  • 18 Omar Nuel
  • 11 Milo Rushford
  •  9 Rothaikeg Seijas
  • 23 Erick Torres
  • 41 River Town #

Manager

  • -- Jesus Azuaje

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • 56 Jose Catano
  • -- Oscar Valenzuela
  • -- Jordan Woods

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 June 16, 2023
 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.
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