Discover fresh, open-air venues with dynamic mountain views that will exceed your expectations. The nationally acclaimed Surprise Recreation Campus offers over 200 acres of recreational space, including a Major League Baseball Spring Training stadium.
Seating Capacity: 10,714 seats
Field Size: 350 feet to the left foul pole; 400 feet to center field; 379 feet to the right field foul pole
Turf: Grass
Features & Attractions
Texas Rangers & Kansas City Royals Practice Complex
Field Size: Standard Fields - up to 350 feet to foul poles; up to 400 feet to center field, 90 foot base paths
Turf: Grass
Other Amenities: Dugouts, batting tunnel, food service/concession space, restrooms, locker rooms, scouting tower, award-winning grounds crew, parking, pitching galleries and seating.
Mark Coronado Park
Mark Coronado Park is a concert and festival planner’s dream! With eight acres of fenced in space, full lighting and infrastructure, it’s the ideal setting for festivals, concerts, weddings, and sporting events like soccer, lacrosse, and more! The park has plenty of parking, sits adjacent to Surprise Stadium and is within walking distance to three hotels, Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex and Surprise City Center.
Field Size: 8 acres
Turf: Grass
Other Amenities: Full field lighting, fully enclosed fencing, power, restrooms and gated entry
Stadium Events & Happenings
February
Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic
Spring Training at Surprise Stadium
March
Spring Training at Surprise Stadium
April
Extended Spring Training
May
Perfect Game
Extend Spring Training
June
USA Baseball
Arizona Complex League
July
USA Baseball Arizona Complex League
Perfect Game
August
Arizona Complex League
September
Instructional League
Perfect Game
Arizona Fall Classic
October
MLB Arizona Fall League
Arizona Fall Classic
November
MLB Arizona Fall League
Spring Training at Surprise Stadium
Surprise Stadium is ranked the #1 AZ Spring Training Stadium in the Cactus League by USA Today and the “Best Place to Watch a Spring Training Game” by Best of Phoenix! Home to Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals, the stadium also topped USA Today’s list of all 23 Arizona and Florida spring training facilities in the categories of facility and fan-experience. It’s no surprise that fans love our Spring Training experience. With unique game viewing options, family entertainment, mouthwatering foodie favorites and craft brews, it’s a place to find your fun!
MLB Arizona Fall League
The Surprise Saguaros, one of six teams who compete in the Arizona Fall League will begin their season this fall at Surprise Stadium. The roster for the Surprise Saguaros will include the top prospects from the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. They will compete against the Glendale Desert Dogs, Scottsdale Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Javelinas and Salt River Rafters, each team assembling the top talent from each of the 30 Major League Baseball affiliates.
Arizona Complex League
The Arizona Complex League, operated by Major League Baseball, is a Rookie-level circuit that has operated in Arizona since 1988. Most games are played at Major League Spring Training complexes. Games are open to the public with free admission.
Arizona Fall Instructional League
The Arizona Fall Instructional League, often nicknamed "Instructs," is a short camp usually held in September at the Surprise Stadium Complex. It is considered a teaching camp and the goal is to refine the baseball skills of young players and prospects under the close watch of an organization's coaching, scouting and training staff. Rosters are determined by the front office and typically include the most highly-regarded prospects from the lower levels of the system.
Baseball Event Partners
Perfect Game
Perfect Game is considered to be the elite amateur baseball scouting organization in existence, producing over 100 tournaments and showcases each year across the country. At Perfect Game events, players are performing with top level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Since 2003, 8,420 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft.
USA Baseball
The USA Baseball National Team Championships are elite championship events which serve as the primary identification vehicle for players to be considered for the 15U National Team, as well as the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) and the 16U and 17U National Team Development Programs (NTDP). Through these events, USA Baseball provides an opportunity for more than 400 teams the chance to showcase their talents against teams from all across the nation and players an opportunity to be selected to represent their country.