Major League Baseball is set to announce the 2011 season schedules on Wednesday morning but the Kansas City Royals have announced that they will start the season on Thursday, March 31 at 3:05 p.m. against the Los Angeles Angels.
The opening series will be four games against the Angels into Sunday On April 5-6, the Royals will play two against the White Sox ending the opening six-game homestand.
The season starts earlier this year so it can end on Sept. 28 avoiding a November World Series.
The Royals will release the rest of the schedule before Wednesday afternoon.