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The following is a list of current and former Major League Baseball spring training cities. Some Toronto Blue Jays regular-season home games for 2021 were played in TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida. Current cities
Still standing; now used by the University of Arizona: J. P. Small Memorial Stadium (a.k.a. Barrs Field) 1912 1922 Jacksonville, Florida: Philadelphia Athletics (1914–18) Pittsburgh Pirates (1918) New York Yankees (1919–20) Brooklyn Dodgers (1919–20, 1922) Still standing Jackie Robinson Ballpark (a.k.a. City Island Ball Park) 1914 1980
Camelback Ranch–Glendale is a baseball complex 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 main stadium holds 13,000 people.
In a predominately male job, the 2024 spring training season saw the first woman umpire since Ria Cortesio in 2007. On February 24, Jen Pawol was a field umpire for the Astros and Nationals game. [51] She began the game with three innings umpiring third base followed by an additional three innings at both second and first as well.
The stadium opened to the public with a grand opening ceremony on February 21, 2009, [2] and held its first Cactus League spring training baseball game on February 25, 2009. [3] The stadium complex is owned by the city of Goodyear and contains the main field with a seating capacity of 9,500 [ 2 ] along with several practice fields and team offices.
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 Complex League Brewers Minor League Baseball teams of the Arizona Complex League. American Family Insurance has naming rights for the Fields. In ...
It is one of six facilities to host Arizona Fall League games. The capacity of 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 until 2034. [3]
Long before the city was granted the Diamondbacks franchise, there existed a rich baseball tradition in the valley. MLB had taken advantage of the beautiful weather in southern Arizona since 1929, when the Detroit Tigers became the first team to hold their spring training in Arizona, in Riverside Park at Central Avenue and the Salt River. [34]