Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Baseball stadium in Scottsdale, United States
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is a baseball stadium with approximately 11,000 seats located on 140 acres of desert land. The complex includes multiple practice fields and modern training facilities designed for player development and preparation.
Construction began on November 17, 2009, at the former Pavilion Lakes Golf Club site, after the Chicago White Sox left Tucson in 2009 and the Diamondbacks and Rockies sought a new home; the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community won with a 20-year commitment. The first game, on February 26, 2011, saw the Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 8–7 in 10 innings, after Tribal President Diane Enos and Vice President Martin Harvier threw the ceremonial first pitch.
The park sits on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the first MLB spring-training site built on Native American land. The ceremonial first pitch on February 26, 2011, was thrown by Tribal President Diane Enos and Vice President Martin Harvier, and the Salt River Elementary School choir sang the national anthem.
The facility offers ample parking for about 4,000 vehicles and multiple entrance gates for convenient access. Visitors should expect larger crowds during the spring training season and allow extra time for arrival and getting around the grounds.
The stadium serves as the shared spring training home for two competing Major League teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. Both teams use the same facility for preparation, which makes this arrangement unusual among sports complexes.
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