Coronavirus cancellation of spring training will have a major economic impact on Arizona

The early cancellation of the Cactus League season by Major League Baseball could mean as much as a $100 million loss of economic impact on the Phoenix area, according to the last study conducted by the L. Seidman Research Institute.

The early cancellation of the Cactus League spring training season by Major League Baseball could mean as much as a $100 million loss of economic impact on the Phoenix area, according to the last study conducted by the L. Seidman Research Institute.

In this story published March 13, 2020, in Forbes:

The economic impact of the Cactus League on the state of Arizona as of the last study in 2018 was $644.2 million and the gross domestic product $373 million.