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The first 2024 MLB spring training game is on Feb. 24, with all 30 teams in action two days later.
Construction began on November 17, 2009, with a ground-breaking ceremony by Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall, [4] as an aggressive, fast-tracked schedule—to get the stadium done by the 2011 spring-training season—began. [5] The field turf is made up of a specially engineered Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass grown in Eloy. [6]
The first game of spring training will be Thursday, Feb. 20 (3:05 p.m. ET), when the Dodgers and Cubs play at the Dodgers' ballpark at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
Spring training kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 3:05 p.m. ET with a showdown between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. The final day of spring training will be Tuesday, March 25.
Scottsdale Stadium [20] 12,000 Arizona Diamondbacks (2011–present) Colorado Rockies (2011–present) Salt River Fields at Talking Stick [21] 11,000 Surprise: Kansas City Royals (2003–present) Texas Rangers (2003–present) Surprise Stadium [22] 10,500 Tempe: Los Angeles Angels (1993–present) Tempe Diablo Stadium [23] 9,785
Replaced by HoHoKam Stadium on same site Holman Stadium: 1953 2008 Vero Beach, Florida: 6,500 Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1953–2008) Still standing Hi Corbett Field: 1937 2010 Tucson, Arizona: 9,500 Colorado Rockies (1993–2010) Cleveland Indians (1945–1992) Still standing; now used by the University of Arizona: J. P. Small Memorial Stadium
Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives established players practice time prior to competitive play. Spring training has always attracted fan attention, drawing crowds who travel to the warm climates of Arizona and Florida to enjoy the weather and watch their favorite teams play.
The first game of 2025 spring training is set to take place on Thursday, Feb. 20, when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs to open Cactus League play.