In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training gives players practice time prior to competitive play.
In modern training, teams that train in Florida will play other Florida-training teams in their exhibition games and Arizona-training teams will play other Arizona teams. These have been nicknamed the Grapefruit League and Cactus League respectively, after plants typical of the respective states.
Here is the list of spring training stadiums:
Grapefruit League (Florida)
Atlanta Braves: Champion Stadium, Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World.
Baltimore Orioles: Fort Lauderdale Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale.
Boston Red Sox: City of Palms Park, Fort Myers.
Cincinnati Reds: Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota (moving to Goodyear, AZ in 2010.)
Detroit Tigers: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland.
Florida Marlins: Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter.
Houston Astros: Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee.
Minnesota Twins: Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers.
New York Mets: Tradition Field, Port St. Lucie.
New York Yankees: Steinbrenner Field, Tampa.
Philadelphia Phillies: Bright House Field, Clearwater.
Pittsburgh Pirates: McKechnie Field, Bradenton.
St. Louis Cardinals: Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter .
Tampa Bay Rays: Progress Energy Park, St. Petersburg (moving to Port Charlotte, FL in 2009.)
Toronto Blue Jays: Knology Park, Dunedin.
Washington Nationals: Space Coast Stadium, Viera.
(Video: New York Yankees Spring Training 2008)
Cactus League (Arizona)
Arizona Diamondbacks: Tucson Electric Park, Tucson (moving to Casa Grande, AZ in 2009.)
Chicago Cubs: HoHoKam Park, Mesa.
Chicago White Sox: Tucson Electric Park, Tucson (moving to Glendale, AZ in 2009.)
Cincinnati Reds: Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear,AZ (Starting in 2011.)
Cleveland Indians: Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear,AZ (Starting in 2009.)
Colorado Rockies: Hi Corbett Field, Tucson (moving to Tucson Electric Park in 2009.)
Kansas City Royals: Surprise Stadium, Surprise.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Glendale Ballpark, Glendale (Starting in 2009.)
Milwaukee Brewers: Maryvale Baseball Park, Phoenix.
Oakland Athletics: Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix.
San Diego Padres: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria.
San Francisco Giants: Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale.
Seattle Mariners: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria.
Texas Rangers: Surprise Stadium, Surprise.
(Video: Sights and Sounds of Mariners spring training)
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