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Metro Phoenix ballparks are preparing for spring training baseball to start on schedule, despite pleas to delay the season made by the Cactus League and a coalition of Valley mayors. After they sent a letter to Major League Baseball and asked the organization to pump the brakes, MLB proposed delaying the season by one month. The players union in response said it is ready to proceed with spring training on schedule, with pitchers and catchers reporting on Feb. 17 and the planned slate of game...

Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report next week. But you wouldn’t necessarily know it.

As initial plan to allow some fans at spring training games gains approval FacebookTwitterEmail MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 10: General view of action as starting pitcher Mike Fiers #50 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning of the MLB spring training game at HoHoKam Stadium on March 10, 2020 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)Christian Petersen / Getty Images 2020 As spring training nears, the A’s are working toward allowing...

The Rockies are tentatively scheduled to kick off spring training games in 39 days. We don’t know for sure if the schedule will start on time, but we can yearn for warmer days ahead as we look out the window and wait for spring. The Rockies were able to play 17 spring training games last year. They played a game in eight of the 10 Cactus League venues. The last game that allowed a Rockies fan in attendance was on March 10 against the Cincinnati Reds, as the COVID-19 shutdown came shortly afte...