In a typical year, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is home to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, as well as thousands of fans during spring training. Upwards of 15 MLB teams gather at Salt River Fields to prepare for another year of baseball. That situation played out in early March, as MLB was almost two weeks away from Opening Day.
Things suddenly took a turn for the worst. COVID-19 spread to Scottsdale, Arizona and spring training was canceled with a delay to the 2020 season. The stadium that once seated up to 11,000 people was vacant without a fan in the stands.