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Arizona Diamondbacks
WHERE THEY PLAY: Salt River Fields, 7555 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85258 SEATING CAPACITY: 11,000 STADIUM WEBSITE: saltriverfields.com SPRING TRAINING INFORMATION: DBacks.com/spring ABOUT THE STADIUM: Located within and owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Salt River Fields opened in 2011 and is the first Major League Spring Training facility ever built on Native American land. The spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies offers one of the most entertaining and lavish spring training experiences. Enjoy a range of indulgent food items such as the Talking Stick Mega Dog, which features a half-pound, foot-long hot dog topped with pork and mac-n-cheese. There’s also the Cold Stone Kids Fun Field, where kids can pretend to be sluggers with a whiffle ball, and run the bases like a big leaguer. BALLPARK HISTORY: The complex represents the first MLB park to be built on Native American Indian land. AFTER THE GAME: Feel what it’s like to fall out of a plane at iFly, an indoor skydiving facility, located at The Pavilions at 9206 E. Talking Stick Way in Scottsdale. DIAMONDBACKS’ 2021 SEASON: The 2021 Diamondbacks finished the year with a record of 52-110, good for fifth place in the NL West. PLAYERS TO WATCH: Nick Ahmed SS; Madison Bumgarner, P; Ketel Marte 2B/OF; David Peralta OF; Christian Walker, 1B LAST WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP: 2001 MANAGER: Torey Lovullo TEAM MASCOT: Baxter
