Goodyear tourist information
Goodyear is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 65,275. Goodyear was the third fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona of any size between 1990 and 2000.
The Cleveland Indians of baseball's American League moved their spring training facility to
Goodyear from Winter Haven, Florida and rejoined the Cactus League in February 2009, after a 15-year absence. Before that, the Indians held spring training for many years in Tucson.
On April 7, 2008,
Goodyear's city council unanimously approved a memorandum to fund a new $33 million baseball spring training complex for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians. This includes a 10,000-seat park,
Goodyear Ballpark. The Reds and the Indians will have separate offices, clubhouses and practice fields. The Indians, who had held their spring training in Tucson, Arizona, for many years until moving to Winter Haven, Florida, in 1993, agreed to return their spring training location back to Arizona on December 21, 2006.
On June 6, 2008,
Goodyear won the All-America City Award, sponsored by the National Civic League.
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