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The Arizona Fall League (AFL) [a] is an off-season baseball league owned and operated by Major League Baseball (MLB) which operates during autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes. Arizona Fall League rosters are filled by many of the top prospects in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) who are assigned by their parent clubs.
There are six stadiums in use by Arizona Fall League baseball teams, all located in Arizona. The oldest is Scottsdale Stadium (1992) in Scottsdale , home of the Scottsdale Scorpions . The newest stadium is Sloan Park (2014) in Mesa , the home field of the Mesa Solar Sox .
The Peoria Javelinas are a baseball team based in Peoria, Arizona, that competes in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. The team plays its home games at Peoria Sports Complex. The ballpark is also the spring training facility for the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. The team was established in 1992 as the Tucson Javelinas ...
John Kibler, 82, National League umpire for 27 years (1963–1989); worked in 3,630 league games, five league championship series, four All-Star games, and four World Series. [ 63 ] February 19 – George Cisar , 99, outfielder for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers; the second-oldest former major-league player at the time of his death.
The Peoria Sports Complex is a baseball complex located in the Peoria suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, United States, near Peoria's main shopping district on Bell Road. It consists of the main baseball stadium (Peoria Stadium) and 12 practice fields. It is one of six facilities to host Arizona Fall League games. The capacity of Peoria Stadium is ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks' 2010 season, the franchise's 13th season in Major League Baseball, included the team's attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007. On July 1, 2010, the Arizona Diamondbacks fired Manager A. J. Hinch following a 31–48 start to the 2010 season and promoted Kirk Gibson who had served as the bench coach ...
The Salt River Rafters are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies ...
Tempe Diablo Stadium is the oldest stadium in the league and home of the Angels. There are ten stadiums in use by Arizona Complex League baseball teams, all located in Arizona. The oldest is Tempe Diablo Stadium (1968) in Tempe, home of the Angels. The newest stadium is Sloan Park (2014) in Mesa, the home field of the Cubs. One stadium was ...