If you want to get a look at the newest Royals and see your old favorites, they’ll be up close and personal at the 2010 Welcome Home Luncheon set for noon on Wednesday, April 7, at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. All the players plus manager Trey Hillman and his coaching staff are scheduled to be there.

Premium tables which include nine tickets for your gang and one for a Royals player, coach or alumnus cost $750. Tables of 10 are $500 and individual tickets are $55 each. You can get tickets through www.royals.com/welcomehome, by calling 816-504-4040 or by visiting the Kauffman Stadium Box Office (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. CT).  Online and phone orders are subject to applicable service fees.

— Dick Kaegel