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It’s been more than 15 years since Arizona’s Cactus League expanded to its current size of 10 stadiums, serving as the spring training home to 15 MLB teams. That was when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians (now … Continue reading
Each of the 30 stadiums in Major League Baseball, or MLB, has features and traits that make it well worth of a visit, but how do they stack up by capacity? With capacities ranging from 30,000 to more than 50,000, … Continue reading
The opening of Chase Center in San Francisco for events in the fall of 2019 represented the dawn of a new era for its home team, the Golden State Warriors, in a number of ways. Start with the obvious — … Continue reading
If you’re planning a trip to watch MLB spring training in 2025, you’re in for a treat. In my opinion, attending spring training is one of the more unique experiences in sports fandom. Sure, it may be exhibition baseball — … Continue reading
Sutter Health Park has served for more than two decades as the home of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Opened in 2000 and originally known as Raley Field, the ballpark quickly became a … Continue reading
If you’re looking to snag tickets to see Major League Baseball’s spring training in 2025, you’ll have to make plans to head to either Florida or Arizona. Both the Grapefruit League and the Cactus League are warm, sunny and full … Continue reading
The Dallas/Fort Worth region is gaining more and more prominence on the American sports landscape with each passing year, and not just because it’s home to teams in all four major sports leagues, plus soccer, NASCAR, major colleges and so … Continue reading
If you’re looking to snag tickets to see Major League Baseball’s spring training in 2025, you’ll have to make plans to head to either Arizona or Florida. Both the Cactus League and the Grapefruit League are warm, sunny and full … Continue reading
Salt Lake City needed no introduction to the sports world once the year 2002 rolled around, but its turn on the global stage arrived that year when the Winter Olympics came to Utah. Those Games were marred by two major … Continue reading
Occasionally I get opportunities to espouse the virtues of traveling for sports on different platforms — and that’s exactly what I did on the Winging It Travel Podcast! On Episode 170, released this week, I joined host James Hammond to … Continue reading
