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PHOENIX (AP) — Spring training baseball had an estimated economic impact of $810 million for the Phoenix metropolitan area in the past year.
One study released Thursday said the 15-team Cactus League directly brought in nearly $300 million from outside the Phoenix area this year through indirect and presumed spending.
Another report found that baseball's year-round operations and other uses for the Cactus League's stadiums helped bring in about $266 million.
The $810 million economic impact figure is up 29 percent from three years ago.
The reports conducted by FMR Associates of Tucson also found that two thirds of out-of-town visitors stayed in hotels, motels or resorts during spring training.
About 56 percent of the visitors rented a vehicle and more than a third took in other sightseeing activities during their stay.
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