Stadium Reviews

Metropolitan Stadium, often referred to as “the Met,” was built in suburban Bloomington, MN, just outside of the twin cities.

Old Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ opened in 1936 and sat near the corner of South Central Ave. and Mohave St.

Desert Sun Stadium, in Yuma, AZ, the 1970-1993 training facility for the San Diego Padres, was the envy of visiting players at the time.

Keegan Field served the 1969 expansion team San Diego Padres for their first spring training season.

Messer Street Grounds featured some strange dimensions, with a left field distance of 281 ft and a right field depth of an astounding 431 ft

Photo Courtesy of Yuma County Library District Our next of several features on former Cactus League spring training facilities, some of...

Kinsley Park was an athletic field located in Providence, RI, on the shores of the Woonasquatucket River.

Sun City Stadium, Sun City, AZ opened in 1971 in one of many Del Webb retirement communities.

TEP Park (now known as Kino Sports Complex), is the former spring training home for the Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Baseball fans can still visit the location of one of the sport’s great moments: Bill Mazeroski’s World Series-ending home run in 1960.

Rendezvous Park seated 3,000 when the Cubs moved there in 1952 but expanded soon afterwards.

Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, AZ is one of a few former Cactus League ballparks still in use as it hosts Pac-12 Arizona Wildcats baseball.

Phoenix Muni (short name) is one of several former Cactus League facilities still in use today, now hosting the ASU baseball team.

Compadre Stadium, Chandler, AZ, built in 1985, served as the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 – 1997.

Geronimo Park, Apache Junction, AZ was the first spring training home of the expansion league Houston Colt .45s.

Warren Ball Park in Bisbee, AZ (about 1 1/2 hour's drive southeast of Tucson) is the oldest operational multi-use sports park in the U.S.

illy Bullens Field is somewhat of an anomaly in the Futures League, a circuit that has given new life to several abandoned ballparks.

Sponsored by a local casino, Turtle Creek Stadium’s design blends in nicely with the modern lakefront housing that is popular in the region.

Witter Field is a ballpark that has kept up with the times and while it’s 92 years old, it doesn’t feel old and run down.

Hyde Park has been part of the city for 85 years, I see no reason why it can’t be here for another 85.