![]() Some notable items worth mentioning that we’ve come across: Skyline Chili at Goodyear Ballpark Chicago deep-dish pizza and pork tenderloin sandwiches at Sloan Park K.C. If you’re a fan of regional food, many of the ballparks offer specialties of the home teams’ cities in their concession stands.The Brewers unveiled a renovated ballpark and complex in Maryvale in 2019. So if you’re a fan of stadium architecture or just like new things, be sure to check out Sloan Park, Salt River Fields, Camelback Ranch and Goodyear Ballpark, all opened over the last 15 years. The newest park is Sloan Park, opened for the Cubs in 2015 to replace its longtime home of Hohokam Stadium (which was promptly renovated in order to become the A’s new spring base). ![]() Thanks to a building boom in the 2000s, the Cactus League is full of newer and renovated venues.Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Worth seeing in the Cactus League However, count on a drive of a half-hour minimum without traffic to cross over - something to consider if, say, you try to attend an afternoon game in the West Valley and then head over to an evening game in the East Valley. Only one team, the Brewers, trains in Phoenix proper, and their complex in the Maryvale section of the city is closer to the West Valley than to the East.ĭepending on which teams you wish to see most, you can concentrate your lodging search to one side or another. It helps to think of Phoenix as the dividing line of a valley that, among locals, is typically split geographically into two regions - the East Valley, containing Tempe, Scottsdale, and Mesa among other suburbs, and the West Valley, containing Glendale, Peoria and Goodyear, among others.A sturdy car and a handy map and/or a reliable GPS is pretty much all you need to enjoy a Cactus League sojourn, but here are a few handy tips. No matter which teams/stadiums/games you come to Arizona to visit, you know you’ll need to get to Phoenix, find lodging in the area and get to know the layout of the region. Surprise Stadium Getting around Arizona during spring training Tempe Diablo Stadium: Home of the Angels.Surprise Stadium: Home of the Rangers and Royals.Scottsdale Stadium: Home of the Giants.Salt River Fields at Talking Stick: Home of the Diamondbacks and Rockies.Peoria Sports Complex: Home of the Mariners and Padres.Hohokam Stadium: Home of the Athletics.Goodyear Ballpark: Home of the Guardians and Reds.Camelback Ranch: Home of the Dodgers and White Sox.American Family Fields of Phoenix: Home of the Brewers.(Note: Click on each team name to see its 2023 spring training schedule and buy tickets via Ticketmaster.) Here’s a list of stadiums for the 15 Cactus League teams, or you can pinpoint them in the map above. It helps, of course, to know a little bit about Phoenix and its suburbs, which we’ll cover in “Getting around” below. Click placemark in index to find on map | View map in a larger windowįor fans looking to visit a number of games in one trip, the Cactus League has a distinct advantage over the Grapefruit League in that all of its venues are located within one metropolitan region.
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