Home of the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners, Peoria Stadium was the first two-team spring training complex built in the country. It is thought of by many as one of the best baseball facilities in the Cactus League. Sitting on 150 acres, each team has 6 and 1/2 major league sized practice fields.
Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies moved from Tucson to Scottsdale’s Salt River Fields in 2011. The $130 million ballpark features 7,000 seats and seating for 4,000 in the lawn-berm beyond the outfield wall. The largest scoreboard in the Cactus League, 24ft x 48ft, can be found at Salt River Fields. Other features include
After 16 seasons in Winter Haven, FL, the Guardians returned to Arizona in 2009, where they trained from 1947 until 1992. In 2010, the Guardians cross-state rival, the Cincinnati Reds, joined the team at the Goodyear Ballpark, moving from Sarasota, FL. The 8,000 seat ballpark complex for the Indians and Reds is located in Goodyear,
American Family Fields of Phoenix is the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The ballpark features a recessed playing field and a shaded concourse that provides an uninterrupted view of the action. The ballpark’s 7,000 seats plus the lush outfield berm, assures an intimate baseball experience in a fan-friendly, relaxed setting. Previously known as
For 28 years, Ed Smith Stadium has been the site of Spring Training baseball in Sarasota. The stadium opened in 1989 and was originally the training location for the Chicago White Sox. The Cincinnati Reds moved to Sarasota from Plant City in 1998. They moved their Spring Training operations to Goodyear, AZ in 2010. The
At one time, it was hard to tell that Jack Murphy Stadium was a multipurpose stadium, but after an expansion in 1997, that changed. After years of having minor league teams playing in San Diego, local sportswriter Jack Murphy began to build up support for a new stadium in the mid 1960’s. If built it would
Since their inception in 1998, the Rays have played at Tropicana Field, the last remaining dome stadium in Major League Baseball. Although many fans prefer to watch baseball played outside, Tropicana Field keeps the summertime heat and humidity out, keeping fans cool. Over the past decade, the Rays have invested in making their stadium one of the
Since 1968 the Athletics have called Oakland their home, playing over five decades at the Oakland Coliseum. The economics of baseball have changed drastically over the past two decades and the Athletics are the last franchise to share a stadium with a NFL team, the Oakland Raiders. For over a decade the A’s have sought
Sweltering summers have plagued both the Rangers and their fans since the team moved to Arlington, TX in 1972, first at Arlington Stadium and at Globe Life Park through the 2019 season. When Globe Life Park was designed in the early 1990s previous ownership rejected the idea of a retractable roof, favoring a retro-style ballpark.
For more than a half century the Braves have called Atlanta home. From 1966 until 2016 the team played in downtown Atlanta at two ballparks: Atlanta Fulton County Stadium from 1966 through 1996 and Turner Field from 1997 through 2016. In 2017 the Braves started a new chapter in their history, moving into Truist Park.