Cactus League Spring Training 2013: Surprise Lunch

Cactus League Spring Training 2013 kicks off on Friday, February 22 with exhibition games by the Cincinnati Reds, the San Diego Padres, and the Kansas City Royals.

But before you dive into the chaos of Spring Training, consider taking up the Cactus League on its very cordial invitation to the 2013 Cactus League Lunch on Tuesday, February 19.

The event, hosted at the Surprise Recreation Campus, will begin at 11:30am and boasts a program that features 1999 Hall of Famer George Brett and former MLB pitcher Greg “Mad Dog” Maddux as guest speakers.

The event flyer on the official Cactus League Spring Training website lists the following prices for tables of 8:

  • Presenting Sponsor: $3,000
  • Gold Sponsor: $2,000
  • Silver Sponsor: $1,500
  • Corporate Friend: $500
  • Associate Cactus League Member: $300
  • Individual Tickets: $40

If you’d like to attend this year’s Cactus League Lunch, you must make reservations on or before February 12. To purchase tickets or a table call 623.222.2239 or email tara.combs@surpriseaz.gov.

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In 1947, following the spring training trend that had been in practice in other parts of the country since the late 1800s, major league baseball teams the Cleveland Indians and the New York Giants, now the San Francisco Giants, set up training bases in Arizona, signaling the start of Arizona’s Cactus League.

If there’s anything that can upstage the Grand Canyon, it’s the Cactus League. Each spring since 1947, professional baseball teams in the Cactus League have trekked to the Grand Canyon State for a month of spring training in preparation for the regular season. Cactus League spring training is a time when team managers use exhibition games to evaluate the performance of professional players, size up new talent, and determine which players they believe are most likely to earn the much-coveted title of World Series Champs. Players are not only competing against other teams for the win but also vying against their own teammates for a spot on the team during regular season.

For 65 years, the Cactus League has given baseball fanatics access to exciting exhibition games and a one-of-a-kind preview of what their favorite teams have in store for the regular season. Cactus League 2015 seems set up to provide give baseball fans another awesome year of spring training. The roster of participating teams includes:

  • Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago White Sox
  • Cincinnati Reds
  • Cleveland Indians
  • Colorado Rockies
  • Kansas City Royals
  • Los Angeles Angels
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Milwaukee Brewers
  • San Diego Padres
  • Texas Rangers
  • Seattle Mariners
  • San Francisco Giants

The first bit of Spring Training 2015 exhibition games begin in late February and continue into late March, but tickets go on sale in early January. Visit stubhub.com and springtrainingconnection.com to purchase tickets and view the Cactus League 2015 schedule.

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