Spring starts with Sox, ends with Yanks
11/17/2005
PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks open a 33-game Spring Training schedule against the world champion White Sox on March 2 at Tucson Electric Park, but it's the way they close out the spring that figures to draw the most attention.
Arizona will play host to the New York Yankees on March 31 and April 1 at Chase Field before opening the regular season April 3 in Colorado. March 31 will be a night game, while April 1 is an afternoon affair.
The ticket proceeds from the two exhibition games against the Yankees will benefit The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. It is the first time the two teams have met in exhibition play and the fourth time overall. The D-Backs beat the Yankees in a thrilling seven-game World Series in 2001 and visited the Bronx in June 2002 for a three-game series. New York came to Phoenix for a three-game set June 15-17, 2004.
Of the 33 games, 21 will take place in Tucson, Ariz., with 18 of those at TEP and the other three at Hi Corbett Field, home of the Rockies.
The Diamondbacks' first game in the Phoenix area will be March 7 against the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Arizona will play back-to-back games in the Valley March 9-10 against the Padres and Brewers and three straight from March 21-23 against the Mariners (twice) and Athletics.
The Diamondbacks get plenty of opportunity to test themselves against the world champion White Sox. With the two teams sharing TEP, they will face each other six times, including the first four games of the spring.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks open a 33-game Spring Training schedule against the world champion White Sox on March 2 at Tucson Electric Park, but it's the way they close out the spring that figures to draw the most attention.
Arizona will play host to the New York Yankees on March 31 and April 1 at Chase Field before opening the regular season April 3 in Colorado. March 31 will be a night game, while April 1 is an afternoon affair.
The ticket proceeds from the two exhibition games against the Yankees will benefit The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. It is the first time the two teams have met in exhibition play and the fourth time overall. The D-Backs beat the Yankees in a thrilling seven-game World Series in 2001 and visited the Bronx in June 2002 for a three-game series. New York came to Phoenix for a three-game set June 15-17, 2004.
Of the 33 games, 21 will take place in Tucson, Ariz., with 18 of those at TEP and the other three at Hi Corbett Field, home of the Rockies.
The Diamondbacks' first game in the Phoenix area will be March 7 against the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Arizona will play back-to-back games in the Valley March 9-10 against the Padres and Brewers and three straight from March 21-23 against the Mariners (twice) and Athletics.
The Diamondbacks get plenty of opportunity to test themselves against the world champion White Sox. With the two teams sharing TEP, they will face each other six times, including the first four games of the spring.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
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