The A’s and Cubs have occupied Hohokam ballparks old and new since 1977. A pair of large grass parking lots are accessible from Center Street and there is a smaller paved lot right in front of the ballpark. Hohokam underwent major renovations in 2015 when the Oakland A’s replaced the Chicago Cubs as spring tenants. In its third incarnation, the current Hohokam Stadium (1235 N. Center St.) originally opened in 1997 replacing its predecessor on the opposite corner of Brown and Center streets in Mesa. The Cactus League hosts 15 Major League teams in 10 ballparks within an approximate 35-mile radius of each other with five ballparks located on the east side of the Greater Phoenix Metro region and five on the west side: Hohokam Stadium (Oakland A’s) There are public and private tour (check for rates) options on comfortable shuttle buses making stops at local tap rooms and breweries. Arizona Brewery Tours offers “One Hop at a Time” guided and custom bus tours that travel from one microbrewery to the next. University Dr., an extension of its neighboring Tops Liquors retail store, presents a rotation of 31 top-shelf micro brewed, imported and locally brewed draft beers and hundreds of bottled beers. The Shop Beer Co. – 922 West 1 st St., Tempeįour Peaks Brewing Company, 1340 E. Tempe has also become a hotbed for local craft breweries all located within a short distance from Tempe Diablo Stadium including: If you prefer happy hour over rush hour, the Lobby Lounge or Top of the Rock at the Marriott Resort Phoenix Tempe at The Buttes offers a peaceful respite with a view while you wait out the traffic. The wide-open left field concourse is lined with specialty food tents offering tacos, BBQ and pizza but the signature food item at Tempe Diablo Stadium is the nachos served in an Angels batting helmet that can be worn later or during the game depending on how much beer you’ve consumed. Once you’re inside the ballpark, the Tempe TapRoom located on the third base side of the concourse makes for an appropriate first pit-stop to grab a cold Sunbru Kölsch-Style Ale from the local Four Peaks Brewing Company in addition to other beer selections.Players from both teams will often sign autographs down the ends of both outfield lines before the games begin. The visiting team enters the ballpark from the other parking lot behind the outfield wall accessing the ballpark by the right field corner. After batting practice, the players walk from the practice field to the main field along the top of the parking lot. The home team Angels take pre-game batting practice on the practice field next to the parking lot on the west side of the stadium. Get there early if you’re seeking autographs. The sloping parking lot in front of the main entrance on the first base side fills up quickly as does the lot beyond the outfield wall but there is plenty of parking along the curbsides of the surrounding office park neighborhood with rickshaw bicyclists offering rides to the ballpark for a nominal fee.

The Angels arrived in 1993 and are under contract with the city through 2025. Originally opened in 1969 as the spring training home of the one-season wonder Seattle Pilots, (the team spent two spring seasons in Tempe as the Pilots before becoming the Milwaukee Brewers just prior to Opening Day in 1970) Tempe Diablo Stadium (2200 West Alameda Drive) is now the longest continually operational ballpark in the Cactus League and an iconic local landmark.

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