Cactus League

The Cactus League is the Arizona equivalent of the Grapefruit League.

Current Teams[edit]

**Cactus League Teams**
Team	Stadium	Location
Arizona Diamondbacks	Salt River Field at Talking Stick	Scottsdale, AZ
Chicago Cubs	Sloan Park	Mesa, AZ
Chicago White Sox	Camelback Ranch	Phoenix, AZ
Cincinnati Reds	Goodyear Ballpark	Goodyear, AZ
Cleveland Guardians	Goodyear Ballpark	Goodyear, AZ
Colorado Rockies	Salt River Field at Talking Stick	Scottsdale, AZ
Kansas City Royals	Surprise Stadium	Surprise, AZ
Los Angeles Angels	Tempe Diablo Stadium	Tempe, AZ
Los Angeles Dodgers	Camelback Ranch	Phoenix, AZ
Milwaukee Brewers	Maryvale Baseball Park	Phoenix, AZ
Oakland Athletics	HoHoKam Stadium	Phoenix, AZ
San Diego Padres	Peoria Sports Complex	Peoria, AZ
San Francisco Giants	Scottsdale Stadium	Scottsdale, AZ
Seattle Mariners	Peoria Sports Complex	Peoria, AZ
Texas Rangers	Surprise Stadium	Surprise, AZ

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]