From the offices of the Colorado Rockies

DENVER – The Colorado Rockies, in conjunction with the Kansas City Royals and Las Vegas Aviators, announced Wednesday that they will play two Spring Training games against Kansas City at Las Vegas Ballpark. on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19.

Las Vegas Ballpark is home to the Aviators, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. The contests will be a part of the organization’s second “Big League Weekend” of 2023.

The Rockies are slated to make their fourth all-time Training appearance in Las Vegas for Big League Weekend, having previously faced the Phillies and Athletics in 2000, the Dodgers in 2003 and the Mariners in 2009. Completed in 2019, this will be first time the Rockies visit Las Vegas Ballpark, with the previous contests taking place at Cashman Field.

Game times for the Spring Training series are yet to be determined. Each game will be a split-squad contest for the Rockies, with the club also scheduled to play the Royals at Surprise Stadium on March 18 and the Cleveland Guardians at Goodyear Ballpark on March 19.

Individual tickets for Big League Weekend (Part 2) will go on sale at 1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Jan. 11 through aviatorslv.com.