Build The Collection

If you have something that you might be willing to share, contact us. We would love to discuss the item and maybe even a loan arrangement.

Share Your Story

For the first time ever, fans around the world can tell their favorite spring training story through the "Play ball" website. The best stories will win two tickets to the exhibition's Opening day on January 10, 2009.

Become An Owner

Here's your chance to show your love of baseball and cement your relationship with spring training baseball for generations to come!

Play Ball To Open With Games, Autographs and Cool Stuff!

The 2009 baseball season opens with a bang next January 10th at the Mesa Historical Museum

Plans for Opening Day at the museum’s new “Play Ball” exhibition include autographs from major league stars, past and present, never-before-seen Cactus League memorabilia collected from across America, and interactive games for kids in the museum’s front yard.  Ballpark refreshments and some good-old fashioned surprises are also in store for Opening Day fans. 

Don’t miss out on the fun. Send us an email to reserve your tickets and mark your calendar for January 10, 2009!

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Sponsors Make Exhibition Possible

Some great sponsors have taken the lead in their support of the "Play Ball" project. Without their help, we wouldn't be able to offer Arizona's rich Cactus League history to you. Please click here to find out who is helping with the donation of dollars and valuable services, and tell them thanks for their generous contribution to the presentation of baseball history in the state!

Museum Opens!

On January 10, 2009, Arizona?s spring training baseball fans will celebrate a new Opening Day when a new exhibition at the MESA HISTORICAL MUSEUM entitled "Play Ball - The Cactus League Experience" officially opens its doors to the public.