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Tempe Diablo Stadium
                                                   T empe D iablo Stadium
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                          ANGELS SPRING TRAINING SITES
          As a new franchise, the Angels opened their Spring Training contests at Angels Stadium in Palm Springs (Coachella
        Valley) in 1961. The facility was formerly called the Polo Grounds until switching its name in 1964.
          On  Dec.  19,  1965,  the  Angels  signed  an  agreement  to  also  hold  Spring  Training  in  Holtville,  CA,  located
        approximately 10 miles east of El Centro. The Club annually spent 10 days to two weeks at the four-diamond
        complex from 1966 through 1979, before returning on a full-time basis to Palm Springs in 1980.
          In 1982 and 1983, the Angels divided spring headquarters between Casa Grande, AZ and Palm Springs.
          On Apr. 1, 1992, the Halos defeated San Diego, 3-1 at Palm Springs Angels Stadium in the final exhibition game
        of Spring Training. The contest was historic in that it marked the final Spring Training game for the Angels in Palm
        Springs, CA, their Cactus League home for 32 years.
           1961-65   Palm Springs, CA       1982-83   Casa Grande, AZ/Palm Springs, CA
           1966-79   Holtville, CA/Palm Springs, CA  1984-92   Mesa, AZ/Palm Springs, CA
           1980-81   Palm Springs, CA       1993-Present   Tempe, AZ














                                           Hall-of-Famers Don Drysdale and Dick Enberg broadcasting
                                              the game from atop the press box in Palm Springs













                                               Nolan Ryan at Spring Training in Palm Springs
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