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 75 Andy Basora 74 Jezler Baules 81 Adrian Belen 65 Sthiven Benitez -- Grayson Boles 53 Marwys Cabrera 38 Brandon Herbold -- Matthew Hoskins -- Justin Lamkin -- Michael Lombardi 64 Ryan McDonagh -- Cameron Millar 79 Jesus Oliveira 41 Victor Pena -- Max Poirier -- Randy Ramnarace 73 Jhon Reyes 72 David Rodriguez 77 Edinson Salgado -- Ryan Ure 57 Luis Valdez -- Shane Van Dam		Catchers -- Brooks Bryan 24 Ricson Gonzalez 29 Jorge Hernandez  8 Jhosmmel Zue Infielders  7 Luis Chevalier  0 Darison Garcia 12 Manuel German -- Josh Hammond -- Tyson Moran  1 Ivan Sosa  9 Jhonayker Ugarte Outfielders 21 Noah Barber 27 Roni Cabrera -- Darnel Collins ‡ -- Sean Gamble 17 Daniel Lopez -- Angel Ramirez		Manager 33 Larry Sutton Coaches -- Jesus Atencio (coach) -- Wilson Betemit (hitting) 60 Jesús Delgado (pitching) 62 Ken Knutson (rehab pitching) -- Christopher Marte (pitching) -- Chris Nelson (hitting) 22 Joel Rivera (assistant hitting) 60-day injured list -- Corey Cousin -- Isaiah Jackson (full season) 26 John Lopez -- Carlos Mateo 16 Raimel Medina -- Coleman Picard 35 Gijs Van Den Brink 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 September 29, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Kansas City Royals minor league players