Tempe Diablo Stadium is a

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field located in

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. It has been the spring training home of the

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since 1993, and it is the home field for night games of the

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. It was the spring training home of the

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in 1969 and

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(the Pilots moved to Milwaukee late in spring training of March 1970 and prior to the 1970 regular season), the

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and

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, and the

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from 1977 through 1993. The stadium was built in 1968 and holds 9,558 people, making it the oldest and smallest stadium in the Cactus League. The stadium underwent an extensive $20 million renovation and was rededicated on Mar. 3, 2006. The renovation included the main stadium, the Major League Fields and the

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Complex on site. The

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, a municipal corporation charged with funding renovations of

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stadiums throughout

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, funded $12 million of the renovations. The Angels and the city government announced an agreement in May 2021 to keep the team's spring training in Tempe through at least 2035. The deal includes extensive renovations of the stadium and the surrounding complex, including a new home clubhouse, team offices, a team store and an outfield concourse. Tempe Diablo Stadium can be seen from the

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. A small desert

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looms down the left field foul line. The stadium is also the site for the Arizona's high school baseball playoffs.

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