Arizona League

The Arizona League is a minor league baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona. It is a rookie-level league run by Major League Baseball since 1989. Along with the Gulf Coast League, it forms the lowest rung of the minor-league system. Games are not marketed to the general public, and no admission is charged for spectators.

Games are played at the spring training complexes of the teams' parent organizations from mid-June until the end of August. Every Cactus League team fields an Arizona League team with the exception of the Colorado Rockies.^[1] Night games are commonly played in the spring training stadium, though games may be played at the team's practice fields.

The regular season is 56 games, with a 35-player roster limit. Players must not have more than three years of previous minor league experience to be eligible to play.^[2]

Teams primarily consist of players from the Dominican Republic and recently drafted high school and college players, and are owned by their parent clubs. Most of the players have just been selected in that year's entry draft, two to three weeks before the league begins its season. The league is also where major league players often go for their first rehab assignments. No official attendance records are kept as there is no paid admittance fee, and no concessions are sold. Few spectators show up, and games are typically played in temperatures above 100 °F.

Playoff Procedure

For 2016, the six teams who won their division for the first and second half of the season qualify for the playoffs. If a team wins the first and second half, the next best team in that division by overall record qualifies for the playoffs. The top two teams by overall record receive a bye to the semifinals. All playoff games are single elimination, with the exception of a best-of-3 final.^[3]

Bob Richmond is the league president. The league offices are in Boise, Idaho.^[4]

Current teams

Champions

• 2016: Arizona League Mariners

Rosters

References

External links

• Arizona League Official Website

Sports teams based in Arizona
Baseball	MLB Arizona Diamondbacks AzL Angels Athletics Brewers Cubs Diamondbacks Dodgers Giants Indians Mariners Padres Rangers Reds Royals White Sox AFL Glendale Desert Dogs Peoria Javelinas Scottsdale Scorpions Mesa Solar Sox Surprise Saguaros Salt River Rafters PL Tucson Saguaros
Basketball	NBA Phoenix Suns NBA D-League Northern Arizona Suns WNBA Phoenix Mercury ABA Arizona Scorpions
Football	NFL Arizona Cardinals IFL Arizona Rattlers IWFL Phoenix Phantomz
Hockey	NHL Arizona Coyotes AHL Tucson Roadrunners
Soccer	USL Phoenix Rising FC PDL FC Tucson NPSL FC Arizona UPSL Arizona Scorpions ASU FC Frontera United Phoenix Monsoon WPSL FC Tucson Women Phoenix Del Sol
Roller derby	WFDTA Arizona Roller Derby Tucson Roller Derby RDCL Arizona Derby Dames
Rugby	ARU Camelback Rugby Club Northern Arizona Rugby Football Club Old Pueblo Lions Rugby Football Club Tempe Rugby Club Tucson Magpies Rugby Football Club Yuma Rugby Football Club
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Grand Canyon Antelopes Northern Arizona Lumberjacks