Scottsdale Stadium is a

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located in

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. Designed by the owner of the

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’

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, the stadium was expanded to its current state in 1992 and holds 12,000 people. It has been the spring training home of the

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since 1984, when the capacity was just 4,721. The stadium hosted three games of the

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History

The stadium was built on the site of the old Scottsdale Stadium, which opened in 1956. The

(1956-58),

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(1959-65),

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(1967-78) and

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(1979-83) used old Scottsdale Stadium as their spring training base before the Giants moved there in 1984. The new stadium cost $7 million to build and was completed in under a year. In 1992, Angels pitcher

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was struck by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout during spring training and was critically injured. His life was saved in part because the stadium is across the street from a hospital, the HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborne Medical Center. The stadium underwent a $23.1 million renovation in 2006. The renovations included a new team store, expanded clubhouse, baseball training and treatment room, batting tunnel, centerfield entrance, Charro Pavilion, and practice fields next to the stadium. In return, the San Francisco Giants agreed to play at the stadium for an additional 20 years, through 2025, with an option to extend the lease to 2035.

Tenants

The Giants hold their major league and minor league training operation at the two facilities. Scottsdale Stadium is consistently one of the top attended venues in Arizona's Cactus League. The Scottsdale Charros organize and promote San Francisco spring training in the city. Scottsdale Stadium was the home of the Phoenix Firebirds of the

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from 1992 until 1997, who had moved from

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after the new stadium was completed. The Firebirds moved to

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, and became the Grizzlies, in order to make room for the

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, who began play in 1998. Scottsdale also hosted the Valley Vipers of the independent Western Baseball League in 2000, the only season of that team's existence.

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of the

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played at Scottsdale in 2015. The stadium is also host of the Scottsdale Scorpions in the

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, and hosts the Fall League's championship game at the end of November. During the summer the stadium is home the Arizona League Giants of the Arizona League.

World Baseball Classic

In March 2006, the stadium hosted three games from

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of the

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. *March 7, 2006 **

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8 *March 8, 2006 **

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References

External links

Scottsdale Stadium Official Website
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