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Cactus League Schedule 2012

Beautiful warm sunny days and baseball. The two have gone together for almost a century here in Arizona - from the sports barnstorming days before statehood to the beginnings of the Cactus League in 1947. In fact, Ty Cobb once soothed his old spring training aches and pains at the Buckhorn Baths mineral spas in Mesa. Willie Mays was the first to hit a homer at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. And Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played one season of spring training baseball together out here. These are just some of the moments that make up the rich history of Cactus League baseball in Arizona.

And those moments continue to this day.

The Cactus League Association was established in 1989 by representatives of the participating booster organizations and cities that sponsor spring training in Arizona. The Cactus League Association's primary goal is to facilitate, encourage and participate in activities designed to promote the Cactus League. The membership of host cities and community service organizations serve in this capacity on a year-round basis. The Cactus League currently stands at 15 teams playing in Arizona.

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BATTER UP!

2011 was a year for the record books. At 15 teams strong, the Cactus League spring training season set the all-time record for overall league attendance with 1,595,614 attendees at 233 games. The 2011 season also represented the first time all 15 Major League Baseball teams were consolidated in the Phoenix-metropolitan area and we saw the opening of the league’s newest stadium, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, which served as a big draw for baseball fans.

Arizona’s beloved Diamondbacks were the league’s heavy hitters this past season along with the Colorado Rockies. Both teams held the first and second spots for “most watched team in the league”. The Arizona Diamondbacks reported a season-wide attendance of 189,737 attendees up more than 90% from last year’s figures. The Colorado Rockies reported an attendance of 169,571 for the season, up an astonishing 115% from the 2010 season. The San Francisco Giants came in at 160,574 in attendance while the Chicago Cubs ranked fourth with 160,536 in overall attendance.

A special thanks is shared to all the fans that come from near and far to celebrate baseball in the desert. There is simply no bigger event in the Valley of the Sun that can generate the economic impact of spring training. Today, the Cactus League is regarded as one of the most important tourism events in Arizona and in 2011, spring training generated more than $362 million in economic activity throughout our state.

The Cactus League welcomes all baseball fans back in 2012 when Arizona gets ready to once again “Play Ball!”.