This year, the Arizona Cactus League drew its largest number of fans since 2019, the last season before the COVID-19 pandemic.The Cactus League had an attendance of 1,565,182 fans over 216 games in 2023, an average of 7,246 fans per game. In 216 games this year, the league drew 1,630,436 fans and averaged 7,548 fans per game, a 4% increase from the previous year.
Spring Training-related spending created nearly 5,900 annual jobs paying nearly $272 million. It also generated $36.6 million in state and local taxes.