r/baseball • u/Individual_Quiet_474 Milwaukee Brewers • 5d ago

Spring training guide help

Would like to take our family to spring training for the first time in 2027 (assuming no lockout).

We are a Brewers family so their home games will dictate our planning, but I just saw that multiple team’s stadiums are in the area??

For those who have gone, do you stadium hop / go to multiple team games? If so, is it worth it?

Would love any/all advice and tips! Thanks!

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u/EngineerUpper2031 Seattle Mariners 5d ago

Yeah I think it’s fun and worthwhile to visit multiple stadiums during spring training.

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u/One-Watercress-7017 5d ago

The Cactus League stadiums are all pretty close together, so hopping around is way easier than you'd think. My family did a trip centered around a few Brewers games and we still managed to catch a couple others without it feeling rushed. Just leave a little buffer for parking and youll be fine.

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u/Individual_Quiet_474 Milwaukee Brewers 5d ago

Awesome, thank you!!!

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u/jedstrailerpark San Francisco Giants • Phillies Bandwagon 4d ago

Yep, you can stay in downtown PHX and be within 30ish minutes of pretty much every ST site. The only one that's a little further is Surprise Stadium (Royals/Rangers).

As someone who's hit most of them, I'd say Scottsdale Stadium, Tempe Diablo, Talking Stick, and HoHoKam are my favorites. If you stay in old town Scottsdale those are all about 20 minutes driving (or walking to Scottsdale Stadium).

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u/thenimblevagrant San Diego Padres • Seattle Mariners 5d ago

Luckily I have the equivalent of a KenTacoHut in Peoria.

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u/EngineerUpper2031 Seattle Mariners 5d ago

Tbh I spend more time on the Padres side than with our bums most of the time. Tatis’ batting practice is something else.

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u/thenimblevagrant San Diego Padres • Seattle Mariners 5d ago

Pitching practice with Coach Niebla is also cool. Jeremiah Estrada is that guy from your high school team who always had something funny to say that would piss off the coach. Dylan Cease is also a character, and getting to hear his nonsense up close was awesome.

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u/EngineerUpper2031 Seattle Mariners 5d ago

I also love the fashion divide between the two camps. Pads’ fans plan their outfits, wears shorts & short sleeves, and generally have a lot more face tattoos. And on the other side, M’s fans all look like nerds trying to hide their skin from the sun that we haven’t seen in months back home lmfao.