 A Scottsdale Stadium entrance, Oct-2014. |
 The seating bowl, taken on an idle day, Apr-2004. |
 A look at the park from directly behind the plate. |
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A Scottsdale Stadium entrance, Oct-2014. |
The seating bowl, taken on an idle day, Apr-2004. |
A look at the park from directly behind the plate. |
 Chronological Tour: Stop 70 |
4 baseballs
Spring training has been held in “The West’s Most Western City” since 1956, when the original Scottsdale Stadium was built on this location to host the Baltimore Orioles. The current park was erected in 1992 to replace the older facility that was then hosting the San Francisco Giants, its primary tenant to this day, as well as to host the Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds for six seasons until Major League Baseball arrived in the Valley in the form of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
I saw a Firebirds game here in 1994. While that team left for Fresno back in 1998, the stadium is as busy as ever, hosting not only Giants’ spring training but also the Arizona Fall League, the prospect loop that plays in October and November. The Fall League is based out of Scottsdale, and its championship game is played there each year.
A renovation prior to the 2009 World Baseball Classic added a pavilion beyond right field and upgraded the scoreboard. Further upgrades are planned prior to 2024 spring training, including the installation of a social area replacing underutilized bleachers down the first-base line.
| Game | Date | League | Level | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Wed 31-Aug-1994 | Pacific Coast | AAA | PHOENIX 9, Edmonton 4 |
| 1370 | Wed 8-Oct-2014 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | Salt River 6, SCOTTSDALE 3 |
| 1537 | Wed 12-Oct-2016 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | Salt River 6, SCOTTSDALE 4 |
| 1541 | Fri 14-Oct-2016 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | SCOTTSDALE 8, Glendale 7 |
| 1750 | Tue 13-Nov-2018 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | SCOTTSDALE 4, Salt River 2 |
| 1752 | Wed 14-Nov-2018 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | SCOTTSDALE 10, Peoria 3 |
| 1754 | Sat 17-Nov-2018 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | PEORIA 3, Salt River 2, 10 inn |
| 2090 | Wed 20-Oct-2021 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | Mesa 11, SCOTTSDALE 9 |
| 2443 | Wed 11-Oct-2023 | Arizona Fall | Offseason Pro | SCOTTSDALE 9, Mesa 8 |