The Cactus League set a new attendance record this spring training.
Across 224 games and 10 ballparks in Maricopa County, it saw 1,695,480 baseball fans take in spring training.
That’s an increase of 65,044 fans (3.9%) from 2024.
ICYMI ? Cactus League attendance rose for the fourth-straight season in 2025, drawing a total of 1,695,480 fans to 224 games – an increase of 65,044 over 2024 – as baseball fans flocked to 10 ballparks across the Valley this spring. pic.twitter.com/lb3IxWqA1f
— The Cactus League (@cactusleagueaz) April 2, 2025
The largest single-day attendance number of 80,887 fans came on March 8.
“We are grateful to the visitors and residents who support their teams, and to the eight municipalities and the tribal community who annually host spring training for 15 Major League Baseball clubs,” executive director of Cactus League Bridget Binsbacher said in a press release.
“With six out of 10 fans coming from out of state, attendance is a reliable barometer of spring training’s enduring power as a tourism driver.”
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Leading the way for a 12th straight season were the Chicago Cubs and their daily fan average of 12,847 at Sloan Park.
The Arizona Diamondbacks finished second with an average of 11,440 per game at Salt River Fields and Chase Field.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were third with an average of 11,065 at Camelback Park.
Cactus League attendance went up despite added challenges
While more fans were in the stands, there were challenges to overcome in 2025.
One of those was losing the Cubs and Dodgers in mid-March for their season-opening series in Tokyo.
Chicago made it back to the Valley for five more spring training games. Los Angeles did not.
Wet weather also had an impact behind six rainouts.
Cactus League attendance over the years
– 2025: 1,695,480 (224 games played) – 2024: 1,630,436 (216) – 2023: 1,565,182 (216) – 2022: 728,626 (135 – 2021: 446,905 (208) – 2020: 1,737,975 (220)
KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Colton Krolak contributed to this report.
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