KC Royals: Opening Day Anticipation

We have now eclipsed the one month mark left until the KC Royals pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise, Arizona in an effort to prepare to retain their 2015 crown. While there is just less than a month until February 19th, when pitchers and catchers report, there is just a little over two months until the April 3rd Opening Day game against the New York Mets.

Every KC Royals fan will remember the last time that they saw the Mets logo on their television screen; perhaps it was the mound logo that was being trampled by Royals players celebrating their victory, or it could have been on the hats of the sullen Mets players as they sit in the dugout witnessing the celebration taking place on their home turf.

Whatever it may have been, those blue mesh hats with the orange “NY” logo on the front will make another cameo on opening day as the Royals take on the Mets in a World Series rematch to open the season. Televised on ESPN, Royals fans will anxiously await their defending champions to show promise of another great season while Mets fans look for redemption after the embarrassing 3-1 World Series beatdown issued by Kansas City back in October and November.

What will Royals fans likely see from their time once the defending world champions take the field on that April evening? Lots and lots of familiar faces will be jogging onto the field to open up the game, started Yordano Ventura is likely to open up the season for the Royals as the #1 starter. First baseman Eric Hosmer, shortstop Alcides Escobar, third baseman Mike Moustakas, left field Alex Gordon (oh yes!) in left field, LoCain in centerfield and the World Series MVP Salvador Perez behind the plate will all set foot on the light graced field at Kauffman Stadium.