What’s the difference between the MLB’s Cactus League and the Grapefruit League? Here’s an explainer before spring training kicks off this weekend.
Are there any Grapefruit League stadiums indoors?The Grapefruit League ballparks have an average capacity of about 8,218. JetBlue Park, home of the Red Sox, can hold the most fans at 11,000. CoolToday Park, which hosts the Braves and is the league’s newest stadium , holds the fewest fans at 6,800.
Attendance numbers have been down in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 lockout. In 2019, during the last full Grapefruit League season, games drew an average of 6,312 fans,From 2000 through January 2020, more than 31 million fans attended spring training games in Florida, with a majority of sales driven by non-resident visitors, per the FSF.
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SF Giants: Gabe Kapler names starter for first Cactus League game, details bullpen plansRight-hander Tristan Beck, a 26-year-old Stanford product, will start the Giants’ first game of spring training against the Cubs on Saturday.
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Hot springs and Spring Training: the historic roots of MLB's Cactus League in TucsonIn 1946, a cattle ranch in Tucson was the site of an idea – one that sparked a Major League Baseball tradition taking place in Arizona to this day.
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Cactus League report: Eloy Jiménez’s push to play the outfield — and who voted for Mike Napoli in the Hall of Fame?The countdown continues to the first Cactus League games Saturday for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. Read today's Cactus League report from lamondpope, M_Montemurro and PWSullivan.
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Cactus League report: Who will start for Cubs and White Sox in Saturday’s openers — and saying farewell to ‘Young Joe’The Cubs and White Sox announced the starting pitchers for their Cactus League openers Saturday.
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