Are you crazy about baseball? Is "Take Me Out To the Ballgame" your favorite tune? Are you passionate enough about your home team to follow them across the country? If so, you're going to love planning a Spring Training trip to Arizona in March which includes everything from airport parking to the best seats in the stadium.
And even if you're not that nuts about America's favorite game, you'll still have a great time soaking in the sun and watching major league players go head to head in pre-season (in Arizona referred to as the Cactus League).
What Baseball Teams Play Where Cactus League teams include: Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
Where are the teams based during Spring Training, which takes place throughout the month of March? Scottsdale is the temporary home to Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, and San Francisco Giants; Mesa hosts the Chicago Cubs; Phoenix is where the Chicago White Sox and Oakland A's train; Goodyear is the spring home for the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians; Surprise hosts the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers; Tempe is where the training facility of the LA Angels is located; Glendale is where you'll find the LA Dodgers; Maryvale hosts the Milwaukee Brewers; and Peoria hosts the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.
When you make your airline reservations, you'll want tickets that fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
As soon as you've got your flight booked, reserve offsite airport parking so you don't have to worry about arrangements for your car.
Getting Your Spring Training Game Tickets There's a couple different choices for game tickets when you plan a Spring Training trip to Arizona.
You could start by selecting a hotel close to the stadium where your team plays and contacting them to book a Spring Training package.
Usually the hotel package includes your room, tickets to the game and sometimes breakfast or happy hour hors d'oeuvres and transportation to the stadium.
Check with several hotels to see which one offers the best deals.
For a quick overview, visit the Chamber of Commerce or Visitors and Convention Bureau websites in the locale you're considering.
And although the information is not disclosed, you might get lucky and stay at the same hotel that is housing your favorite team! Keep in mind that when you stay in Mesa, for example, to watch Chicago Cubs' games, the hotel package is likely to only include tickets for those games at Hohokam Stadium and not any at other stadiums across the Valley of the Sun.
So if you want to watch several teams at various locations, you will be better off buying the tickets yourself.
If you buy your tickets online early enough, they can be shipped directly to your address.
If you are more of a last minute planner, however, it's best to order directly from the stadium and have your tickets held at the will call window.
Although prices are much lower than you'd paid for regular season games, you may be surprised at how expensive Spring Training games can be.
Most of the stadiums offer lawn seats (where you sprawl on a blanket behind the field), which are the cheapest option.
And don't forget you can't bring your own food to the stadium (although you can bring unopened water bottles) so that's another expense.
Still, this is an inexpensive way to enjoy a great spring vacation that's fun for the whole family.
If you've never experienced a Spring Training trip to Arizona in March, you don't know what you're missing out on! Arizona's weather is beautiful at this time of year and what better way to enjoy it than to take yourself out to a ball game?
And even if you're not that nuts about America's favorite game, you'll still have a great time soaking in the sun and watching major league players go head to head in pre-season (in Arizona referred to as the Cactus League).
What Baseball Teams Play Where Cactus League teams include: Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
Where are the teams based during Spring Training, which takes place throughout the month of March? Scottsdale is the temporary home to Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, and San Francisco Giants; Mesa hosts the Chicago Cubs; Phoenix is where the Chicago White Sox and Oakland A's train; Goodyear is the spring home for the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians; Surprise hosts the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers; Tempe is where the training facility of the LA Angels is located; Glendale is where you'll find the LA Dodgers; Maryvale hosts the Milwaukee Brewers; and Peoria hosts the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.
When you make your airline reservations, you'll want tickets that fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
As soon as you've got your flight booked, reserve offsite airport parking so you don't have to worry about arrangements for your car.
Getting Your Spring Training Game Tickets There's a couple different choices for game tickets when you plan a Spring Training trip to Arizona.
You could start by selecting a hotel close to the stadium where your team plays and contacting them to book a Spring Training package.
Usually the hotel package includes your room, tickets to the game and sometimes breakfast or happy hour hors d'oeuvres and transportation to the stadium.
Check with several hotels to see which one offers the best deals.
For a quick overview, visit the Chamber of Commerce or Visitors and Convention Bureau websites in the locale you're considering.
And although the information is not disclosed, you might get lucky and stay at the same hotel that is housing your favorite team! Keep in mind that when you stay in Mesa, for example, to watch Chicago Cubs' games, the hotel package is likely to only include tickets for those games at Hohokam Stadium and not any at other stadiums across the Valley of the Sun.
So if you want to watch several teams at various locations, you will be better off buying the tickets yourself.
If you buy your tickets online early enough, they can be shipped directly to your address.
If you are more of a last minute planner, however, it's best to order directly from the stadium and have your tickets held at the will call window.
Although prices are much lower than you'd paid for regular season games, you may be surprised at how expensive Spring Training games can be.
Most of the stadiums offer lawn seats (where you sprawl on a blanket behind the field), which are the cheapest option.
And don't forget you can't bring your own food to the stadium (although you can bring unopened water bottles) so that's another expense.
Still, this is an inexpensive way to enjoy a great spring vacation that's fun for the whole family.
If you've never experienced a Spring Training trip to Arizona in March, you don't know what you're missing out on! Arizona's weather is beautiful at this time of year and what better way to enjoy it than to take yourself out to a ball game?
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