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Spring training brings baseball fans from around the country and their dollars to Phoenix area

Spring training is drawing baseball fans from across the country to the Phoenix area, where 15 major league teams' preseason games generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tourism revenue and boost the local economy each year.

Isys Morrow

In this article published Feb. 20, 2026, on KJZZ:

According to a study by ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business, the 2025 Cactus League season generated an estimated $764 million in economic impact for Arizona, about half from out-of-state visitors.

Seidman Research Institute

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