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
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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