Arizona Fall League Opens 17Th Season
For Immediate Release Monday, October 6, 2008 Arizona Fall League Opens 17th Season Phoenix, Arizona — The Arizona Fall League, known throughout professional baseball as a “finishing school” for Major League Baseball’s elite prospects, begins its 17th season on Tuesday, October 7 with three games — Surprise Rafters @ Peoria Javelinas (12:35 p.m.), Mesa Solar Sox @ Phoenix Desert Dogs (12:35 p.m.), and Peoria Saguaros @ Scottsdale Scorpions (7:05 p.m.). The Future Of The six-team league, owned and operated by Major League Baseball, plays six days Major League per week (Monday-Saturday) in five Cactus League stadiums (Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Baseball Now Scottsdale, Surprise) in the Phoenix metropolitan area. This year’s schedule concludes with a championship game on Saturday, November 22 at Scottsdale Stadiium. The mid- Facts season “Rising Stars Game” will be played on Friday, October 24 at Surprise Stadium. • Over 1,600 former Fall The Phoenix Desert Dogs, playing in the National Division this season, seek their Leaguers have reached the fifth consecutive Arizona Fall League title with players from the Arizona Diamondbacks, major leagues Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. • 413 Ex-AFLers On 2008 MLB Opening-Day Rosters American Division • 136 MLB All-Stars Mesa Solar Sox Peoria Saguaros Scottsdale Scorpions including 36 in 2008 (Hohokam Stadium) (Peoria Stadium) (Scottsdale Stadium) •Atlanta Braves •Chicago White Sox •Boston Red Sox • 5 MLB MVPs •Jason Giambi •Chicago Cubs •New York Mets •Houston
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