Play in the rookie level Arizona League began on Monday, June 17. The league now has 21 teams in three divisions. They play a 56-game schedule in and around the Phoenix area at the spring training facilities of their parent major league clubs. The AZL Dodgers play their home games at the Camelback Ranch complex shared by the parent Dodgers and Chicago White Sox.
The Dodgers for the first time have two AZL entries along with the Brewers, Indians, Padres, Athletics, Giants and Cubs who also have two AZL teams. Thus far they have been dubbed AZL Dodgers 1 and AZL Dodgers 2.