Arizona Fall League

The Arizona Fall League is a minor league baseball league which operates during the fall in Arizona, United States at five spring training complexes.

Structure

Each August, Major League Baseball clubs hold a position draft to determine the players who will go to Arizona. Most are Double-A and Triple-A Minor League players. Each club can opt to send one player considered a Single-A player. Only one foreign player is allowed, but only if that player does not come from a region that participates in winter ball. The league is designed for these prospects to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game. Play begins shortly after the end of MLB's regular season in early October, and ends in mid-November.

The Arizona Fall League teams are not exclusive affiliates of any one team; instead, each Major League team provides six players who team up to fill the 30-man roster of each team. MLB teams also send coaches. The affiliations generally change every year.

Notable players

A number of famous ballplayers have had stints in the Arizona Fall League. In 1994, the league got worldwide attention as Michael Jordan's first professional baseball league, when he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Other notable ballplayers who have played in the Arizona Fall League include David Wright, Nomar Garciaparra, Albert Pujols, and Ryan Braun.

Current teams

Division	Team	Stadium	Capacity
American	Mesa Solar Sox	HoHoKam Park	12,632
	Peoria Saguaros	Peoria Sports Complex	12,882
	Scottsdale Scorpions	Scottsdale Stadium	11,200
National	Peoria Javelinas	Peoria Sports Complex	12,882
	Phoenix Desert Dogs	Phoenix Municipal Stadium	8,775
	Surprise Rafters	Surprise Stadium	10,500

Standings

East

West

Championship history

Year	Champion	Runner-Up
1992	Sun Cities Solar Sox	Phoenix Desert Dogs
1993	Tempe Rafters	Tucson
1994	Peoria Javelinas	Mesa Saguaros
1995	Mesa Saguaros	Sun Cities Solar Sox
1996	Scottsdale Scorpions	Mesa Saguaros
1997	Peoria Javelinas	Grand Canyon Rafters
1998	Sun Cities Solar Sox	Grand Canyon Rafters
1999	Mesa Solar Sox	Maryvale Saguaros
2000	Grand Canyon Rafters	Phoenix Desert Dogs
2001	Phoenix Desert Dogs	Grand Canyon Rafters
2002	Peoria Javelinas	Scottsdale Scorpions
2003	Mesa Solar Sox	Mesa Desert Dogs
2004	Phoenix Desert Dogs	Scottsdale Scorpions
2005	Phoenix Desert Dogs	Surprise Scorpions
2006	Phoenix Desert Dogs	Grand Canyon Rafters
2007	Phoenix Desert Dogs	Surprise Rafters