The League of Cacti

March 15, 2007

( Phoenix ) KJZZ's Paul Atkinson heads to the ball park to examine one of the Valley's most lucrative industries: Baseball Spring Training.

DID YOU KNOW? The Cactus League officially began in 1946 although the Detriot Tigers held spring training in Phoenix in 1939. In all, 18 different major league clubs have held spring training in Arizona.

Arizona Diamondbacks		1998-present	Tucson
Baltimore Orioles			1954			Yuma
					1956-1958		Scottsdale
Boston Red Sox			1959-1965		Scottsdale
California/Anaheim Angels	1993-present	Tempe
Chicago Cubs			1952-1965		Mesa
        1967-1978		Scottsdale
	1979-present	Mesa
Chicago White Socks		1998-present	Tucson
Cleveland Indians		1947-1992		Tucson
Colorado Rockies			1992-present	Tucson
Detroit Tigers			1929			Phoenix
Houston Astros			1962-1963		Apache Junction
Kansas City Royals		2003-present	Surprise
Milwaukee Brewers		1969-1972		Tempe
        1973-1985	 	Sun City
	1986-1997		Chandler
	1998-present	Maryvale
New York Yankees		1951			Phoenix
Oakland Athletics		1969-1978		Mesa
        1979-1983		Scottsdale
        1984-present	Phoenix
Seattle Mariners		        1977-1992		Tempe
				        1993-present	Peoria
Texas Rangers			2003-present	Surprise
San Diego Padres		1969-1993		Yuma
				        1994-present	Peoria
San Francisco Giants		1947-1950		Phoenix
        1952-1983		Phoenix
        1984-present	Scottsdale	
Source:  MLB

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