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PEORIA STADIUM
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Peoria Stadium is a
newer facility that's considered by many to be the best
stadium in the Cactus League, despite being one of the
biggest. The Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres share
the stadium, so a visit to Peoria -- a suburb of Phoenix --
during any point in spring training will undoubtedly find a
game going on, with tickets available for most dates.
The stadium itself isn't very distinguished: the exterior is done up in Arizona adobe brown and the shaded grandstand has a full assortment of concession areas. There is outfield grass seating; you won't want to sit there during the day unless you brought your SPF 30 suntan lotion. But the stadium is very accessible, has good sight lines, and can accommodate larger crowds very nicely.
The larger complex was the first MLB spring training and player development facility in the country shared by two teams. Peoria Sports Complex contains two 40,000-square-foot clubhouses, indoor and outdoor batting tunnels, 12 major-league-sized practice fields (two lighted), and two half fields.
The San Diego Padres have trained in Arizona since their National League inception in 1969: from 1969 to 1993 the team trained in Yuma, while in 1994 the team moved to the new ballpark in Peoria.
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