List of Minor League Baseball leagues and teams
Leagues affiliated with Major League Baseball -- Rookie leagues
Table:
Team

City (all in Arizona)

Stadium

Affiliate

Arizona League Angels

Tempe

Tempe Diablo Stadium

Los Angeles Angels

Arizona League Athletics Gold

Mesa

Fitch Park

Oakland Athletics

Arizona League Athletics Green

Mesa

Fitch Park

Oakland Athletics

Arizona League Brewers Blue

Phoenix

Maryvale Baseball Park

Milwaukee Brewers

Arizona League Brewers Gold

Phoenix

Maryvale Baseball Park

Milwaukee Brewers

Arizona League Cubs 1

Mesa

Sloan Park

Chicago Cubs

Arizona League Cubs 2

Mesa

Sloan Park

Chicago Cubs

Arizona League Diamondbacks

Scottsdale

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona League Dodgers 1

Glendale

Camelback Ranch

Los Angeles Dodgers

Arizona League Dodgers 2

Glendale

Camelback Ranch

Los Angeles Dodgers

Arizona League Giants Black

Scottsdale

Scottsdale Stadium

San Francisco Giants

Arizona League Giants Orange

Scottsdale

Scottsdale Stadium

San Francisco Giants

Arizona League Indians Blue

Goodyear

Goodyear Ballpark

Cleveland Indians

Arizona League Indians Red

Goodyear

Goodyear Ballpark

Cleveland Indians

Arizona League Mariners

Peoria

Peoria Sports Complex

Seattle Mariners

Arizona League Padres 1

Peoria

Peoria Sports Complex

San Diego Padres

Arizona League Padres 2

Peoria

Peoria Sports Complex

San Diego Padres

Arizona League Rangers

Surprise

Surprise Stadium

Texas Rangers

Arizona League Reds

Goodyear

Goodyear Ballpark

Cincinnati Reds

Arizona League Royals

Surprise

Surprise Stadium

Kansas City Royals

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The Arizona League Angels are a minor league baseball team located in the city of Tempe , Arizona , USA . They are a Class Rookie team in the Arizona League and have been a farm team of the Los Angeles Angels since the early 1990s . Starting in 2006 , the Tempe Angels play night home games at Tempe Diablo Stadium and day games in the neighboring minor league complex . The Angels used Gene Autry Park in nearby Mesa for their home games until 2005 .
Tempe ( /tɛmˈpiː/ tem-PEE ; Oidbaḍ in O'odham ) , is a city in Maricopa County , Arizona , United States , with the Census Bureau reporting a 2017 population of 185,038 . The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece . Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix ; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west , Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north , Chandler on the south , and Mesa on the east . Tempe is also the location of the main campus of Arizona State University .
Tempe Diablo Stadium is a baseball field located in Tempe , Arizona . It is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Angels and the home field for night games of the Arizona League Tempe Angels . It was the spring training home of the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and 1970 ( the Pilots moved to Milwaukee late in spring training of March 1970 and prior to the 1970 regular season ) , the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971 and 1972 , and the Seattle Mariners from 1977 through 1993 ; the Mariners now play at the Peoria Sports Complex , with the San Diego Padres . The stadium was built in 1968 and holds 9,558 people . The stadium underwent an extensive $ 20 million renovation and was rededicated on Mar . 3 , 2006 . The renovation included the main stadium , the Major League Fields and the Minor League Complex on site . In return for the newly updated stadium , the Angels agreed to extend their spring training lease through Dec. 31 , 2025 . $ 12 million of the renovations were funded by the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority , a municipal corporation charged with funding renovations of Cactus League stadiums throughout Maricopa County . Tempe Diablo Stadium can be seen from the Maricopa Freeway .
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the city of Anaheim , California , part of Orange County and the Los Angeles metropolitan area . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The Angels have played home games at Angel Stadium since 1966 . The current MLB franchise was established as one of the league 's first two expansion teams in 1961 by Gene Autry , the team 's first owner . Autry was a famous singing cowboy actor in a series of films in the 1930s to 1950s , and later was the subject of the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum . The Angels name was taken by Autry in tribute to the previous original Los Angeles Angels , a Minor League franchise in the Pacific Coast League ( PCL ) , which played in South Central Los Angeles from 1903 to 1957 . He bought the rights to the Angels name from Walter O'Malley , the then-Los Angeles Dodgers owner , who acquired the PCL franchise from Philip K. Wrigley , also the owner of the parent Chicago Cubs at the time , as part of the Dodgers ' move to Southern California .
The Arizona League Athletics are a Minor League Baseball team based in Phoenix , Arizona , which plays as a rookie level team in the Arizona League and has served as a farm team for the Oakland Athletics organization since 1988 . They play their home games at Lew Wolff Training Complex , the minor league spring training camp of the Oakland Athletics .
Mesa ( /ˈmeɪsə/ MAY-sə ) is a city in Maricopa County , in the U.S. state of Arizona . It is a suburb located about 20 miles ( 32 km ) east of Phoenix in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area . It is bordered by Tempe on the west , the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north , Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek , and Apache Junction on the east . Mesa is the largest suburban city by population in the United States , the third-largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson , the 35th-largest city overall in the US , and the largest city that is not a county seat . The city is home to 508,958 people as of 2018 according to the Census Bureau , which makes it more populous than major cities such as Minneapolis , St. Louis , or Miami . Mesa is home to numerous higher education facilities including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University . It is also home to the largest relief airport in the Phoenix area , Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport , which is located in the southeastern corner of the city .
Fitch Park is a baseball park complex and training facility located in Mesa , Arizona . It is the spring training workout facility for Major League Baseball 's Oakland Athletics . It is also the year-round home for Oakland 's minor league training and player development operations , the home ballpark of the Arizona League Athletics , and the spring training home for Oakland 's minor league affiliates . The Chicago Cubs used the baseball fields and training facility in the same capacities from 1997 to 2013 . Prior to the Athletics ' use , the training facility , renamed the Lew Wolff Training Complex , was renovated and expanded to 55,433 square feet ( 5,149.9 m2 ) . The building 's exterior and interior were remodeled to reflect Oakland 's green and gold color scheme . The playing fields , pitcher 's mounds , and batting cages were also improved to meet the team 's needs .
The Oakland Athletics , often referred to as the A 's , are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum . They have won nine World Series championships . One of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the team was founded in Philadelphia in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics . They won three World Series championships from 1910 to 1913 and back-to-back titles in 1929 and 1930 . The team 's owner and manager for its first 50 years was Connie Mack and Hall of Fame players included Chief Bender , Frank Home Run Baker , Jimmie Foxx , and Lefty Grove . The team left Philadelphia for Kansas City in 1955 and became the Kansas City Athletics before moving to Oakland in 1968 . They won three consecutive World Championships between 1972 and 1974 , led by players including Vida Blue , Catfish Hunter , Reggie Jackson , ace reliever Rollie Fingers , and colorful owner Charlie O. Finley . After being sold by Finley to Walter A. Haas Jr. , the team won three consecutive pennants and the 1989 World Series behind the Bash Brothers , Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire , as well as Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley , Rickey Henderson and manager Tony La Russa . From 1901 to 2019 , the Athletics ' overall win-loss record is 9,028-9,452 ( .489 ) .
The Arizona League Brewers are a minor league baseball team of the Arizona League and are the Rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers . The team participates in the Central Division . They are located in Phoenix , Arizona . The team has played their home games at the 8,000 seat Maryvale Baseball Park since 2001 . Maryvale Baseball Park opened in 1998 . The team used to play at Compadre Stadium from 1988 to 1995 . The franchise was established in 1988 and suspended operations from 1996 to 2000 . The Brewers won the division championship in 2010 and the league championships in 1988 , 1989 , 1990 , and in 2010 . On December 18 , 2018 , the team announced as they will sport 2 teams in 2019 . Arizona League Brewers Blue and Arizona League Brewers Gold .
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city in Arizona , with 1,660,272 people ( as of 2018 [ update ] ) . It is also the fifth most populous city in the United States , and the only state capital with a population of more than one million residents . Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area , also known as the Valley of the Sun , which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley . The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States , with approximately 4.73 million people as of 2017 [ update ] . Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County and the largest city in the state at 517.9 square miles ( 1,341 km2 ) , more than twice the size of Tucson and one of the largest cities in the United States . Phoenix was settled in 1867 as an agricultural community near the confluence of the Salt and Gila Rivers and was incorporated as a city in 1881 . It became the capital of Arizona Territory in 1889 . It is in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert and has a hot desert climate . Despite this , its canal system led to a thriving farming community with the original settler 's crops remaining important parts of the Phoenix economy for decades , such as alfalfa , cotton , citrus , and hay . Cotton , cattle , citrus , climate , and copper were known locally as the Five C 's anchoring Phoenix 's economy . These remained the driving forces of the city until after World War II , when high-tech companies began to move into the valley and air conditioning made Phoenix 's hot summers more bearable . The city averaged a four percent annual population growth rate over a 40-year period from the mid-1960s to the mid-2000s .
American Family Fields of Phoenix , formerly known as Maryvale Baseball Park and briefly as Brewers Fields of Phoenix , is a baseball park located in the Maryvale community of Phoenix , Arizona . The facility is owned and operated by the city 's Parks and Recreation department , and holds 10,000 people . It is the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers and their minor league affiliates ( replacing Compadre Stadium in southeast suburban Chandler ) . It is also the home stadium to both of the Arizona League Brewers minor league baseball teams of the Arizona League . In addition to the main stadium , the facility includes 5 full practice fields , 2 practice infields , a 2-story clubhouse building , and a 2,000-space parking facility . In February 2018 , the Brewers announced plans for a major renovation of the facility . The renovation will include a new clubhouse building , renovation of the existing Brewers clubhouse , a newly constructed agility field , a new major league practice field , new batting tunnels , covered practice mounds , a new entry plaza , and new & refurbished parking lots . Costs will be shared by the Brewers ( $ 56-60 million ) , the city of Phoenix ( $ 2 million/year over 5 years ) , and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority ( approximately $ 5.7 million ) . Completion is expected by the 2019 spring training season .
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team is named for the city 's association with the brewing industry . Since 2001 , the Brewers have played their home games at Miller Park , which has a seating capacity of 41,900 . The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots , an expansion team of the American League ( AL ) , in Seattle , Washington . The Pilots played their home games at Sick 's Stadium . After only one season , the team relocated to Milwaukee , becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium . In 1998 , the Brewers joined the National League . They are the only franchise to play in four different divisions since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball in 1969 . They are also one of two current MLB franchises to switch leagues in their history , the other one being the Houston Astros . The team 's only World Series appearance came in 1982 , and they are one of only six current MLB teams that have never won the World Series . After winning the ALCS against the California Angels , the Brewers faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series , losing 4-3 .
The Arizona League Cubs are a minor league baseball team in Mesa , Arizona , USA . They are a Rookie League team in the Arizona League , and have been a farm team of the Chicago Cubs since 2005 . The Cubs play home games at Sloan Park . The Cubs will have two teams in the league starting in 2018 .
Sloan Park is an American baseball park in Mesa , Arizona , which opened in 2014 . The primary operator is the Chicago Cubs and the ballpark serves as their spring training home and is also the home of the Arizona League Cubs of the Arizona League and the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League . Sloan Park was built and paid for by residents of the City of Mesa , approved by ballot measure . It was primarily built to house spring training operations for the Chicago Cubs , who had previously played at nearby Hohokam Stadium . The stadium design was led by Populous . The dimensions of the playing surface closely match those of the Cubs ' regular home stadium , Wrigley Field . With a capacity of 15,000 , Sloan Park is the largest spring training stadium by capacity in Major League Baseball , surpassing Camelback Ranch in Glendale ( coincidentally , spring training home of the Cubs ' in-city rival the Chicago White Sox ) by 2,000 seats . Formerly known as Cubs Park , on January 8 , 2015 , it was announced that Sloan Valve Company had signed a naming-rights deal to the ballpark , giving it its current Sloan Park name .
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago , Illinois . The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field , located on the city 's North Side . The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago ; the other , the Chicago White Sox , is a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The Cubs , first known as the White Stockings , were a founding member of the NL in 1876 , becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903 . The Cubs have appeared in a total of eleven World Series . The 1906 Cubs won 116 games , finishing 116-36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of .763 , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox ( The Hitless Wonders ) by four games to two . The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908 , becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series , and the first to win it twice . Most recently , the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series , which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series championship drought , both of which are record droughts in Major League Baseball . The 108-year drought was also the longest such occurrence in all major North American sports . Since the start of divisional play in 1969 , the Cubs have appeared in the postseason ten times through the 2019 season . The Cubs are known as the North Siders , a reference to the location of Wrigley Field within the city of Chicago , and in contrast to the White Sox , whose home field ( Guaranteed Rate Field ) is located on the South Side .
The Arizona League Diamondbacks are a minor league baseball team located in the city of Scottsdale , Arizona , USA . They are a Class Rookie team in the Arizona League and have been a farm team of the Arizona Diamondbacks since they began play in 1996 . While the Diamondbacks began play in 1998 , their rookie league team started two seasons before in order to jump start player development , and were the first team with a Diamondbacks affiliation to begin play . The Diamondbacks did not field a rookie league team from 2001-2010 . Starting in 2011 , the Arizona League Diamondbacks play games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick . They previously played at Tucson Electric Park from 1998-2001 and at Scottsdale Stadium and Phoenix Municipal Stadium in 1996-97 .
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County , Arizona , United States , part of the Greater Phoenix Area . Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott , a retired U.S. Army chaplain , the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000 . The 2018 population of the city was estimated to be 255,310 according to the U.S. Census Bureau . The New York Times described downtown Scottsdale as a desert version of Miami 's South Beach and as having plenty of late night partying and a buzzing hotel scene . Its slogan is The West 's Most Western Town . Scottsdale , 31 miles long and 11.4 miles wide at its widest point , shares boundaries with many other municipalities and entities . On the west , Scottsdale is bordered by Phoenix , Paradise Valley and unincorporated Maricopa County land . Carefree is located along the western boundary , as well as sharing Scottsdale 's northern boundary with the Tonto National Forest . To the south Scottsdale is bordered by Tempe . The southern boundary is also occupied by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community , which extends along the eastern boundary , which also borders Fountain Hills , the McDowell Mountain Regional Park and more unincorporated Maricopa County land .
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is a stadium complex located in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale , Arizona , at the former site of the Indian Bend Country Club . It serves as the Major League Baseball spring-training facility for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies , replacing Tucson Electric Park for the Diamondbacks and Hi Corbett Field for the Rockies . The complex represents the first MLB park to be built on Native American Indian land .
The Arizona Diamondbacks , often shortened as the D-backs , are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix , Arizona . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the National League ( NL ) West division . The team plays its home games at Chase Field , formerly known as Bank One Ballpark . The Diamondbacks have won one World Series championship ( defeating the New York Yankees in 2001 ) - becoming the fastest expansion team in Major League history to win a championship , which it did in only the fourth season since the franchise 's inception .
The Arizona League Dodgers are the rookie level minor league baseball affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers . They were formerly known as the Gulf Coast League ( GCL ) Dodgers and played in Vero Beach , Florida , at Dodgertown ( specifically on the historic Field One ) . Dodgertown includes Holman Stadium , which is also the former spring training home to the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers . The team was composed mainly of players who were in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents . The GCL Dodgers originally played from 1983-1992 and folded , but were reactivated by the franchise in 2001 . In 2009 , the Dodgers ' announced that the team would move to the Arizona League and assume its new name . The team plays its home games at Camelback Ranch , the Dodgers ' spring training facility .
Glendale /ˈɡlɛndeɪl/ is a city in Maricopa County , Arizona , United States , located about nine miles ( 14 km ) northwest from Downtown Phoenix . According to the 2018 U.S. Census estimates , the population of the city is 250,702 .
Camelback Ranch-Glendale is a stadium located in Phoenix , Arizona and owned by the city of Glendale . It is operated by Camelback Spring Training LLC . It is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox . The stadium holds 13,000 people . Camelback Ranch replaced Holman Stadium in Vero Beach , Florida as the Dodgers ' spring training home , and Tucson Electric Park in Tucson , Arizona as the White Sox spring training home . The park is also home to the Arizona League Dodgers , who moved to Camelback Ranch with the Major League team in 2009 . The Arizona League White Sox play there as of 2014 , after the White Sox rejoined the Arizona rookie circuit . The stadium name is derived from the longstanding name of the property it is built on . Roger Bossard , White Sox head groundskeeper , designed and put in all of the fields for the Dodgers and the White Sox . During the park 's first year , Dodger fans noted and expressed their dismay at the absence of the Dodger Dog at the ballpark concession stands . The following season , Dodger Dogs began to be sold at the ballpark .
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . Established in 1883 in Brooklyn , New York , the team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season . They played for four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium in 1962 . The Dodgers have won six World Series championships and twenty three National League pennants . Eleven NL MVP award winners have played for the Dodgers , winning a total of thirteen MVP Awards ; eight Cy Young Award winners have also pitched for the Dodgers , winning a total of twelve Cy Young Awards . The team has eighteen Rookie of the Year Award winners , more than twice as many as the second place New York Yankees 8 . The Dodgers have had four consecutive Rookies of the Year from 1979 to 1982 and five in a row from 1992 to 1996 .
The Arizona League Giants are a minor league baseball team in Scottsdale , Arizona , United States . They are a Rookie League team in the Arizona League and have been a farm team of the San Francisco Giants since 2005 . The Giants play day games out of their parent club 's minor league clubhouse at Indian School Park in Scottsdale and night games at Scottsdale Stadium . They play against most of the western and central MLB rookie affiliates . They will have two teams in the Arizona League starting in 2018 .
Scottsdale Stadium is a baseball field located in Scottsdale , Arizona , United States . The new stadium was built in 1992 and holds 12,000 people . It has been the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants since 1984 , when the capacity was just 4,721 . The stadium hosted three games of the 2006 World Baseball Classic .
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams , and renamed three years later the New York Giants , the team eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958 . As one of the longest-established and most successful professional baseball teams , the franchise has won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball . The team was the first major league team based in New York City , most memorably playing at the legendary Polo Grounds . They have won 23 NL pennants and have played in 20 World Series competitions - both NL records . The Giants ' eight World Series championships rank second in the National League and fifth overall ( the New York Yankees are first with 27 , then the St. Louis Cardinals ( the National League record-holders ) with 11 , and the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox both with 9 ) . The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times - 14 times in New York , six in San Francisco - but boycotted the event in 1904 . Playing as the New York Giants , they won 14 pennants and five World Series championships behind managers such as John McGraw and Bill Terry and players such as Christy Mathewson , Carl Hubbell , Mel Ott , Bobby Thomson , and Willie Mays . The Giants ' franchise has the most Hall of Fame players in all of professional baseball . The Giants ' rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers is one of the longest-standing and biggest rivalries in American sports . The teams began their rivalry as the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers , respectively , before both franchises moved west for the 1958 season .
The Arizona League Indians , formerly the Gulf Coast League ( GCL ) Indians , are a minor league baseball team in Goodyear , Arizona . They are a Rookie-level team in the Arizona League that began play as a Cleveland Indians affiliate in the summer of 2009 . The AZL Indians play home games at Goodyear Ballpark . With the announcement of the big league club moving their spring training headquarters from Winter Haven , Florida to Goodyear , Arizona beginning in 2009 , the former GCL Indians headed to the Arizona League for the 2009 season . As of the 2019 season , the Indians operate two Arizona League clubs : AZL Indians 1 ( designated the Red squad ) and AZL Indians 2 ( designated the Blue squad ) .
Goodyear ( O'odham : Valin Thak ) is a city in Maricopa County , Arizona , United States . It is a suburb of Phoenix and at the 2010 census had a population of 65,275 , the third fastest-growing city in Arizona between 1990 and 2000 . The 2017 population estimate was 79,858 . The city is home to the Goodyear Ballpark , where the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball hold spring training . In 2008 , Goodyear won the All-America City Award , sponsored by the National Civic League . The city is named after the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company . The company cultivated extensive farmland here to grow cotton for use in their tires .
Goodyear Ballpark is a stadium in Goodyear , Arizona ( a western suburb of Phoenix ) and part of a $ 108 million baseball complex that is the current spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds . The stadium opened to the public with a grand opening ceremony on February 21 , 2009 and held its first Cactus League spring training baseball game on February 25 , 2009 . The stadium complex is owned by the city of Goodyear and contains the main field with a seating capacity of 10,311 along with several practice fields and team offices . The main entrance of the stadium is modern and uses surfaces mimicking dark stained wood and polished metal . The entrance houses a team shop , several concession stands and is decorated with Indians posters on the 1st base side and Reds on the 3rd base side . The entrance also has a third story terrace patio that can be rented for private parties . Outside the main entrance , the concourse features a 60-foot 6 inch fiberglass statue titled The Ziz created by artist Donald Lipski . The main entrance structure does not interfere with the inside the stadium which is a single tier of seating . Free standing polished metal awnings with fabric shades provide shelter from the sun down the third base line . Bullpens are located off the field in left and left center field . There is a large scoreboard in left field with general admission seating on a grass berm at its base . A cinder block concession stand in center field is painted dark green to provide a backdrop for the hitters .
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland , Ohio . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . Since 1994 , they have played at Progressive Field . The team 's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear , Arizona . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the team has won 10 Central Division titles , six American League pennants , and two World Series championships , ( in 1920 and 1948 ) . The team 's current 71-year World Series championship drought is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams . The name Indians originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace Cleveland Naps following the departure of Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season . It was a revival of the nickname that fans gave to the Cleveland Spiders while Louis Sockalexis , a Native American , was playing for the team . Common nicknames for the Indians include the Tribe and the Wahoos , the latter referencing their former logo , Chief Wahoo . The team 's mascot is named Slider . The franchise originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rustlers , a minor league team in the Western League . The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was renamed the Cleveland Lake Shores .
The Arizona League Mariners are a minor league baseball team in Peoria , Arizona , United States . They are a Class R team in the Arizona League and are a farm team of the Seattle Mariners . The Mariners play home games at Peoria Sports Complex . In 1988 , the first year of the team 's existence , they operated as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox and were called the Arizona League Red Sox/Mariners .
Peoria /piˈɔːriə/ is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the state of Arizona . Most of the city is located in Maricopa County , while a tiny portion in the north is in Yavapai County . It is a major suburb of Phoenix . According to 2017 Census Bureau estimates , the population of the city is 168,181 . Peoria is currently the sixth-largest city in Arizona for land area and the ninth-largest for population . It was named after Peoria , Illinois . The word peoria is a corruption of the Illini word for prairie fire . It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners , who share the Peoria Sports Complex . In July 2008 , Money magazine listed Peoria in its Top 100 Places to Live .
The Peoria Sports Complex is a baseball complex located in Peoria , Arizona , a suburb of Phoenix , near Peoria 's main shopping district on Bell Road . It consists of the main baseball stadium ( Peoria Stadium ) and 12 practice fields . It is one of six facilities to host Arizona Fall League games . The capacity is of the Peoria Stadium is approximately 12,000 . During spring training , it is the home stadium of both the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners , who play in the spring training Cactus League . Both teams are leased to hold spring training there through the year 2034 . The complex has also been a site of the Vans Warped Tour every summer since 2002 .
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle , Washington . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 playing their home games in the Kingdome . Since July 1999 , the Mariners ' home ballpark has been T-Mobile Park ( formerly Safeco Field ) , located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle . The Mariners name originates from the prominence of marine culture in the city of Seattle . They are nicknamed the M 's , a title featured in their primary logo from 1987 to 1992 . They adopted their current team colors - navy blue , northwest green ( teal ) , and silver - prior to the 1993 season , after having been royal blue and gold since the team 's inception . Their mascot is the Mariner Moose . The organization did not field a winning team until 1991 , and any real success eluded them until 1995 when they won their first division championship and defeated the New York Yankees in the ALDS . The game-winning hit in Game 5 , in which Edgar Martínez drove home Ken Griffey Jr. to win the game in the 11th inning , clinched a series win for the Mariners , served as a powerful impetus to preserve baseball in Seattle , and has since become an iconic moment in team history . The Mariners won 116 games in 2001 , which set the American League record for most wins in a single season and tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the Major League record for most wins in a single season . Through the end of the 2019 season , the franchise has finished with a losing record in 29 of 43 seasons .
The Arizona League Padres are the first of two rookie-level teams of the San Diego Padres in the Arizona League . They play their home games at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria , Arizona , which is also the home to Padres ' spring training . The Padres won the 2006 Arizona Rookie League ( AZL ) First Half title and the AZL Championship by beating the AZL Angels 5-2 .
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego , California . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division . Founded in 1969 , the Padres have won two NL pennants - in 1984 and 1998 , losing in the World Series both years . As of 2018 , they have had 14 winning seasons in franchise history . The Padres are one of two Major League Baseball teams ( the other being the Los Angeles Angels ) in California to originate from that state ; the Athletics were originally from Philadelphia ( and moved to the state from Kansas City ) , and the Dodgers and Giants are originally from two New York City boroughs - Brooklyn and Manhattan , respectively . The Padres are the only MLB team that does not share its city with another franchise in the four major American professional sports leagues . The Padres are the only major professional sports franchise to be located in San Diego , following the relocation of the Chargers to Los Angeles in 2017 . They are also the only franchise in the MLB not to have a no-hitter , having gone 8,020 games without throwing one , a major league record to begin a franchise .
The Arizona League Rangers ( or AZL Rangers ) are a Minor League Baseball team of the Arizona League and a Rookie level affiliate of the Texas Rangers . They are located in Surprise , Arizona , and play their home games at Surprise Stadium which opened in 2003 .
Surprise is a city in Maricopa County , in the U.S. state of Arizona . The population was 30,848 at the 2000 census ; however , rapid expansion has boosted the city 's population to 117,517 at the 2010 census , an increase of 281% . As such , it is the second-fastest-expanding municipality in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area ( after Gilbert ) and , between 1990 and 2000 , it was the sixth-fastest-expanding place among all cities and towns in Arizona . Census estimates in 2017 continue this accelerated growth pattern , with the population now estimated at 134,085 . The city has a 10,562-square-foot ( 981.2 m2 ) Aquatics Center and Maricopa County 's northwest regional library , a $ 5.5 million , 20,000-square-foot ( 1,900 m2 ) library , along with a 100.3 cost of living index .
Surprise Stadium is a baseball venue located at the Surprise Recreation Campus athletic facility in Surprise , Arizona , United States . The stadium opened in 2002 and seats 10,714 people . It is the spring training facility for the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers . It is also the home of the Arizona Fall League 's Surprise Saguaros . The venue was previously the home of the Golden Baseball League 's Surprise Fightin ' Falcons , which disbanded after their only season in 2005 . Surprise Stadium is owned and managed by the City of Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department .
The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington , Texas , located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West division . In 2020 , they will move to the new Globe Life Field after having played at Globe Life Park in Arlington from 1994 to 2019 . The team 's name is borrowed from the famous law enforcement agency of the same name . The franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators , an expansion team awarded to Washington , D.C. , after the city 's first AL ballclub , the second Washington Senators , moved to Minnesota and became the Twins ( the original Washington Senators played primarily in the National League during the 1890s ) . After the 1971 season , the new Senators moved to Arlington , and debuted as the Rangers the following spring . The Rangers have made eight appearances in the MLB postseason , seven following division championships in 1996 , 1998 , 1999 , 2010 , 2011 , 2015 , and 2016 and as a wild card team in 2012 . In 2010 , the Rangers advanced past the Division Series for the first time , defeating the Tampa Bay Rays . The team then brought home their first American League pennant after beating the New York Yankees in six games . In the 2010 World Series , the franchise 's first , the Rangers fell to the San Francisco Giants in five games . They repeated as American League champions the following year , then lost the 2011 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games .
The Arizona League Reds , formerly the Gulf Coast League ( GCL ) Reds , are a minor league baseball team in Goodyear , Arizona . They are a Rookie-level team in the Arizona League that begin play as a Cincinnati Reds affiliate in the summer of 2010 . The AZL Reds play home games at the Goodyear Ballpark . The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States , Canada , Dominican Republic , Venezuela , and other countries . With the announcement of the big league club moving their spring training headquarters from Sarasota , Florida to Goodyear , Arizona beginning in 2010 , the former GCL Reds headed to the Arizona League for the 2010 season . The GCL Reds played home games in Sarasota , Florida , at Ed Smith Stadium .
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati , Ohio . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . They were a charter member of the American Association in 1882 and joined the NL in 1890 . The Reds played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993 , before joining the Central division in 1994 . They have won five World Series championships , nine NL pennants , one AA pennant , and 10 division titles . The team plays its home games at Great American Ball Park , which opened in 2003 replacing Riverfront Stadium . Bob Castellini has been chief executive officer since 2006 . From 1882 to 2019 , the Reds ' overall win-loss record is 10,599-10,393 ( a 0.505 winning percentage ) .
The Arizona League Royals are a minor league baseball team in Surprise , Arizona , USA . They are a Class Rookie team in the Arizona League and have been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2003 . The Royals play home games at Surprise Stadium . Opened in 2002 , Surprise Stadium seats 10,500 fans . After leaving the complex league for a year , the Royals returned to the Arizona League in 2015 , bringing the league back up to 14 teams .
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City , Missouri . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member team of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969 , and has participated in four World Series , winning in 1985 and 2015 , and losing in 1980 and 2014 . The name Royals pays homage to the American Royal , a livestock show , horse show , rodeo , and championship barbeque competition held annually in Kansas City since 1899 as well as the identical names of two former negro league baseball teams that played in the first half of the 20th century ( one a semi-pro team based in Kansas City in the 1910s and 1920s that toured the Midwest and a California Winter League team based in Los Angeles in the 1940s that was managed by Chet Brewer and included Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson on its roster ) . The Los Angeles team had personnel connections to the Monarchs but could not use the Monarchs name . The name also fits into something of a theme for other professional sports franchises in the city , including the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL , the former Kansas City Kings of the NBA , and the former Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League . In 1968 , the team held a name-the-team contest that received more than 17,000 entries . Sanford Porte , a bridge engineer from the suburb of Overland Park , Kansas was named the winner for his Royals entry . His reason had nothing to do with royalty . Kansas Citys new baseball team should be called the Royals because of Missouris billion-dollar livestock income , Kansas Citys position as the nations leading stocker and feeder market and the nationally known American Royal parade and pageant , Porte wrote . The team 's board voted 6-1 on the name , with the only opposition coming from team owner Ewing Kauffman , who eventually changed his vote and said the name had grown on him . Entering the American League in 1969 along with the Seattle Pilots , the club was founded by Kansas City businessman Ewing Kauffman .