Highlights
- The Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 3-2 in the 2026 spring training opener at Salt River Fields on Friday.
- Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, a 11,000-seat ballpark on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land, hosts both clubs.
- Across Arizona, 15 Major League teams will play more than 200 games during the 2026 spring training season.
- The two clubs meet again Saturday at Salt River Fields with first pitch scheduled just after 1 p.m.
The Arizona Diamondbacks opened their 2026 Cactus League schedule with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, drawing fans back to the ballpark for the first day of spring training.
Salt River Fields serves as the shared spring training home for both the Diamondbacks and the Rockies. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community partnered with the two clubs to build the facility, which opened in 2011 as the first Major League Baseball spring training complex constructed on Indian land in the country. The 140-acre campus includes an 11,000-seat ballpark, 12 practice fields, and Major and Minor League clubhouses.
Across Arizona, 15 Major League teams are scheduled to play more than 200 games during the 2026 spring training season.
The Diamondbacks and Rockies are scheduled to face each other again Saturday at Salt River Fields, with first pitch set for just after 1 p.m.
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