Tagged: stadiums
Ranking the Cactus League ballparks
Fifteen teams and 10 stadiums make up the Cactus League. One of the biggest perks of spring training is the close proximity of so many ballparks and teams.
Although I have yet to see every team in action this spring (the Reds, Royals and Padres have been evasive) today’s trip to the Peoria Sports Complex means I have been to every Cactus League park over the past couple weeks.
Out of town fans and people planning visits often ask me my favorite stadiums and which ones they should go see and although I would have liked to post this blog sooner I figured it was best to wait until I had been to every park.
So here it goes, from best to worst, my favorite places to catch a Cactus League game:
Salt River Fields (Arizona Diamondbacks/Colorado Rockies)
Scottsdale Stadium (San Francisco Giants)
Sloan Park (Chicago Cubs)
Tempe Diablo Stadium (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
Surprise Stadium (Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers)
Peoria Sports Complex (San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners)
HoHoKam Stadium (Oakland Athletics)
Goodyear Ballpark (Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians)
Camelback Ranch (Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers)
Maryvale Baseball Park (Milwaukee Brewers)
Which parks are your favorite? Least favorite? Why?