HoHoKam Park Mesa Arizona

HoHoKam Right Field

HoHoKam Park is where Cubs fans root, root, root, for the Cubbies in Mesa, Arizona.

This eastern suburb of Phoenix was home to the HoHoKam Indians who lived in this desert area of the valley from here to Tucson, 100 miles to the south.

This has been the Cubs spring home for 31 consecutive springs.  Only the Giants in Scottsdale, 10 miles to the south, have been in their Arizona digs longer, 33 years.

Scoreboard Has a Mountain Background

This winter took a heavy toll on baseball icons.
Ron Santo the Cubs thirdbaseman and broadcaster passed away in December at the age of 70.

Like the Reds, Sparky Anderson, Santo wore the number 10.  The Cubs are wearing a number 10 patch and his number is stenciled into the grass behind the batting cage.

Santo last played in 1974 but remained connected with the Cubs until death.  He was part of a hard hitting lineup that featured Ernie Banks and Billy Williams.

Santo's Tribute number 10

His spot in the broadcast booth at WGN will be taken by Keith Moreland.