The history of baseball in Arizona started long before The Arizona’s Diamondback’s inaugural season. In fact, baseball was being played in the Gila River War Relocation Center by Japanese-American internment prisoners as a way to pass the time, and to express their love for the game, America’s pastime, during their detainment.
On Saturday February 26th, The Mesa Historical Museum will unveil it’s new exhibit, PLAY BALL: The Arizona Spring Training Experience and Cactus League Hall of Fame. “One of the largest baseball exhibits in Arizona history and highlights some of the greatest players and stories from the Cactus League.