Oldest Hall of Famer Feller puts Arizona Back on Spring Agenda

Bob Feller is an American icon -- a patriot; a Hall of Fame baseball player; an ambassador to the game and to the Cactus League. On a beautiful Sunday in February, Feller was signing autographs and talking to fans at Surprise Stadium for the Arizona Major League Alumni's annual Celebration of Baseball.

Snakes and Six-shooters - Spring training in Apache Junction was a brief Wild West adventure

Thinking back, Wynn could only smile when he was asked about his first Cactus League experience.

Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience

Spring training has a long, lucrative and influential history in Arizona, dating back to at least 1909. Mesa Historical Museum is chronicling that history in a new exhibit called Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience.

Oldest Hall of Famer Feller puts Arizona Back on Spring Agenda


Bob Feller is an American icon— a patriot; a Hall of Fame baseball player; an ambassador to the game and to the Cactus League. On a beautiful Sunday in February, Feller was signing autographs and talking to fans at Surprise Stadium for the Arizona Major League Alumni’s annual Celebration of Baseball. Read more

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Sponsors Make Exhibition Possible

Some great sponsors have taken the lead in their support of the "Play Ball" project. Without their help, we wouldn't be able to offer Arizona's rich Cactus League history to you. Please click here to find out who is helping with the donation of dollars and valuable services, and tell them thanks for their generous contribution to the presentation of baseball history in the state!