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ACL Royals play rookie-ball in Surprise at Surprise Stadium
Rookie ball lives in Surprise, where the Arizona Complex League Royals take the field at Surprise Stadium as the entry rung of the Kansas City Royals’ farm system [1][2][3]. Based in Surprise, the club competes in the Arizona Complex League, the circuit formerly known as the Arizona League [1][2].The franchise first joined the league in 2003 and, in some seasons, has operated multiple squads — listed as Royals 1 and 2 or as Blue and Gold — reflecting the volume of prospects passing through the complex [1]. For nightly clips, game notes, and lineup updates from the backfields, the Surprise Royals social feed tracks the action in town [4].