Spring Training and Player Development Home of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres
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Spring Training and Player Development Home of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres City of Peoria, Arizona Owned by: City of Peoria Operated by: Community Services Department Architect: HOK Sports Facilities Group, Kansas City, Mo. Tenants: San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners First Game: March 2, 1994 - Padres vs. Mariners Acreage: 145 Field Surfaces: Natural grass How it began... When the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners announced plans to locate their Capacities: Main Stadium game seating - 11,333 training facilities in Peoria, it capped over two years of negotiations among the teams, Festival - 18,000+ City of Peoria, Peoria Economic Development Group, Maricopa County Stadium District Parking spaces - 2,800 Advisory Board and Maricopa County Flood Control District. In 1994, both teams Large concourse/multipurpose areas signed 20-year leases with the City of Peoria, assuring the future stability of the entire Cactus League. Peoria Sports Complex was the first two-team Spring Training facility, which other stadiums were modeled after. Amenities: Full service concessions/catering Main stadium, lighted What do we do after Spring Training season? 12 full-size practice fields, 2 lighted This is the number one question we are asked. Peoria Sports Complex is not only a site 2 team clubhouses; 1 visitors clubhouse for Major League Baseball’s Spring Training, but also the Mariners and Padres player Infields, pitching mounds and hitting tunnels development systems. After Spring Training season, the complex facilitates extended Spring Training, Arizona Summer League and Arizona Instructional League baseball. fact sheet Local youth baseball organizations, Arizona Fall League, Men’s Senior Baseball League, Average Annual National Adult Baseball Association, Arizona Baseball Academy, USA Junior Olympic Attendance: Spring Training - 230,000+ Baseball Championships and City of Peoria’s recreational baseball programs also use Other events - 300,000+ the facility throughout the year. There’s a lot more than just baseball here. In any given year, the complex hosts a variety Events per year: 100+ in addition to Spring Training of other events including concerts, automobile shows, RV sales, home and garden expos, arts and crafts festivals, charity events and private functions. facility information W North S E ue ve n 3r d A 8 Stadium Way GATE/ENTRANCE OPERATIONS OFFICE C y a P W a m r iu a d d ta is S e Power Alley L CONCOURSE a L n A e B W N TICKETS WEST PARKING LOT MAIN STADIUM D EAST PARKING LOT S A E A Pass Gate T CONCOURSE I N G Mariners Way Padres Way PF PF MARINERS PRACTICE FIELDS VISITORS PADRES PRACTICE FIELDS CLUBHOUSE Mariners Padres Clubhouse Clubhouse M4 M3 P3 P4 M1 P1 P8 P9 M5 M6 M2 M7 P7 P2 P6 P5 CONCESSIONS/ CONCESSIONS/ RESTROOMS RESTROOMS BACK LOT 16101 N 83rd Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382 623.773.8700 www.peoriaaz.gov/sportscomplex Your next event The possibilities arts and crafts festivals home expos RV sales car shows fundraisers weddings safety fairs bicycle races 5k walks/runs tournaments team championships pet events graduations concerts teambuilding sessions company picnics carnivals community events are endless... could be here Please contact us for facility rental information. [email protected] · www.peoriaaz.gov/sportscomplex 16101 North 83rd Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382 · p: 623.773.8700 · f: 623.773.8716.