The West Valley got a huge bite of spring training action this year, attracting 805,110 baseball fans, a jump from 505,134 in 2008.

More than half of the Cactus League's 1.57 million visitors attended games west of Interstate 17.
The economic punch that carries is not broken down by cities, but the league estimates the statewide economic impact at $359 million.

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