Cactus League
The Cactus League is the Arizona equivalent of the Grapefruit League.
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Further Reading[edit]
- Matt Monagan: "The wild story of how the Cactus League came to be: And the magical hot springs bubbling underneath", mlb.com, March 11, 2020. [1]
- Emily Nemens: The Cactus League, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, 2020. ISBN 978-0374117948
- Josh Pahigian: Spring Training Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to the Ballparks of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2013 (originally published in 2005). ISBN 978-0-7864-7195-9
- Tracy Ringolsby: "Cactus League's success a story of perseverance: Rockies' decision to train in Tucson in 1993 helped make Arizona hot again for MLB teams", mlb.com, February 15, 2017. [2]
- Charlie Vascellaro: "Arizona an early outpost of integration in MLB: Cactus League Hall of Fame inducts four pioneering African-American players", mlb.com February 22, 2017. [3]
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