page_title: Sports in Arizona
section_title: Baseball
hierarchical_section_title: Sports in Arizona / Baseball
caption_attribution_description: Spring training - A Cactus League game between the Cubs and the White Sox at HoHoKam Park
context_page_description: Sports in Arizona includes professional sports teams, college sports, and individual sports. All four major league sports teams in Arizona are based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
context_section_description: Arizona is a popular location for Major League Baseball spring training, as it is the site of the Cactus League. The only other location for spring training is in Florida with the Grapefruit League. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a new spring training facility in Phoenix owned by Glendale which opened in 2009, making them the 14th team in Arizona. Spring training has been somewhat of a tradition in Arizona since 1947 (i.e. the Cleveland Indians in Tucson until 1991, and the San Diego Padres in Yuma until 1992) despite the fact that the state did not have its own major league team until the state was awarded the Diamondbacks in Phoenix as an expansion team. The state hosts the following teams:
  Arizona Diamondbacks in Salt River Fields.
  Chicago Cubs in Sloan Park of Mesa.
  Chicago White Sox in Camelback Ranch-Glendale of Phoenix.
  Cincinnati Reds in Goodyear Ballpark.
  Cleveland Indians in Goodyear Ballpark.
  Colorado Rockies in Salt River Fields.
  Kansas City Royals in Surprise Stadium.
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Tempe Diablo Stadium.
  Los Angeles Dodgers in Camelback Ranch-Glendale of Phoenix.
  Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale Baseball Park of Phoenix.
  Oakland Athletics in Hohokam Stadium of Mesa.
  San Diego Padres in Peoria Sports Complex.
  San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale Stadium, but also in Papago Park of Phoenix.
  Seattle Mariners in Peoria Sports Complex, but also in Chandler.
  Texas Rangers in Surprise Stadium.
  Besides being home to spring training, Arizona is also home to the Arizona Fall League. The Fall League was founded in 1992 and is a minor league baseball league designed for players to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game. The league got exposure when Michael Jordan started his time in baseball with the Scottsdale Scorpions.
caption: A spring training game between the two Chicago teams, the Cubs and the White Sox, at HoHoKam Park in Mesa.
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