March 5, 2021
Arizona Coyotes right wing Conor Garland, here awaiting a pass as Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri tries to swoop in, is such an impactful player the Coyotes struggled during his absence. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News)
Garland’s presence is felt on the ice. Here he opposes Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog in a faceoff. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News)
GLENDALE When the sixth goal rustled the net, it felt like the Coyotes had hit rock bottom.
Arizona, 9-8-3 at the time, was on the verge of losing its second game in a row to the Colorado Avalanche. Although they had fallen to the Avalanche by just a goal the previous night, Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet called out his team after the game for their lack of effort and poor play.
Want to buy spring training tickets? Four Cactus League teams already sold out
Feb. 22, 2021
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies have already sold out of spring training tickets. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News)
PHOENIX – Going, going, almost gone!
Tickets are selling out fast at the Valley’s Cactus League stadiums, where 15 major league teams are based during spring training. With attendance limited this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, seats are scarce.
At least four Cactus League teams already are sold out for the spring, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, who sold out their games within 24 hours of tickets going on sale.
Feb. 3, 2021
A recording at Camelback Ranch said ticket sales for spring training are undetermined at this point. (Photo by Alina Nelson/Cronkite News)
PHOENIX – With Major League Baseball pitchers and catchers expected to report in two weeks, Cactus League teams are scrambling to determine what spring training will look like for fans in 2021.
The league announced on Monday night that it is preparing for an on-time start to spring training and Opening Day as originally scheduled after the Players Association rejected the league’s proposal to delay the start of both by a month.
All 15 Cactus League teams have yet to offer spring training tickets for upcoming games on their team websites, and a recording at Camelback Ranch, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox, said ticket sales “are undetermined at this time.” The Chicago Cubs did send an email to Sloan Park season ticket holders that said they were “shifting to limited, socially distanced pod-s