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I got to take my very first trip to Surprise, Arizona, for Royals Spring Training, and I wanted to bring you along for the ride because I've always wondered what it was like!
While I was there, I got to talk to lots of Royals fans who love the chance to get so close to their favorite players.
The fun starts hours before the games. You can see fans lining the fence just feet behind home plate on the practice fields while the team is practicing.
That's where I met Jeanna Gower and her daughter Scarlett. She was there with her family.
"It's one of her dad's bucket list things, right?" Gower said.
Danny Boresow brought his two young sons for their third spring training experience.
"It's a good bonding time with me and my son, and that's the most important thing," he said.
Henry Boresow, Danny's son, said he loves seeing the players and scoring some autographs.
While I was there, Maikel Garcia, Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. stopped to sign autographs for fans. Snagging that signature turned out to be a core memory for kids and adults alike.
After the team's playoff appearance in 2024, hope springs eternal for the fans I talked to at Spring Training.
Danny Boresow said he thinks they're going to make the playoffs, and Austin Dewitt agrees.
"A couple more pitchers, and I think we've got what it takes," Dewitt told me.
Henry Boresow has high hopes for the boys in blue this season.
"Make the playoffs, definitely, and get pretty far and maybe win the World Series," he said.
But first, they have spring training games to play.
Back at Surprise Stadium, right when my husband and I walked in, one of the stadium workers told us we had to snap a picture with the signs showing how far we were from Kansas City.
We found a chill atmosphere and a stadium where you felt so close to the field.
The stadium filled up with Royals and Padres fans for game time, and the cheers were loud!
We got to see Salvador Perez, Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. all step up to the plate.
I'd love to hear your Spring Training stories! Send them my way!
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