The Colorado Rockies are in their second year at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Az.., having moved from Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Az. The Rockies share the facilities at Salt River Fields with the Arizona Diamondbacks, making them easy Spring Training buddies for exhibition games.
The Rockies and the Diamondbacks had held Spring Training in Tucson for years, but they became the last two teams in the area by the end of the 2000s. As other teams left for the Phoenix area, the D'Backs and the Rockies partnered for this facility and moved there in 2011, playing on Native American land. All 10 Cactus league facilities are now located within the Phoenix Metro area (map here).
Hi Corbett Field, however, is occupied now by the Arizona Wildcats baseball team for home games.
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