Arizona Fall League baseball will soon return to Camelback Ranch-Glendale.

The Glendale Desert Dogs return to The Ranch, located at 10710 W. Camelback Road, with an opportunity for top prospects to accelerate their growth and compete with, and against, other rising Major League Baseball stars. Each Major League team sends seven top prospects to participate in the AFL every year.

League games begin Monday, Oct. 2.

The Desert Dogs are made up of prospects from the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and New York Mets.

The first game in Glendale is Wednesday, Oct. 4 when the Surprise Saguaros (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays) visit the West Valley for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch.

Nearly 60% of all AFL players make a Major League roster, and the Arizona Fall League has hosted 321 All-Stars, 19 MVPs, six Cy Young Award winners, seven World Series MVPs, 99 Silver Sluggers, 88 Gold Glovers, and 30 Rookies of the Year.

This year, the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle featured 36 AFL alums, including names like Pete Alonso, Yordan Alvarez, Nolan Arenado, and All-Star MVP Elias Diaz.

Peoria Sports Complex has had a number of notable alumni including AFL Hall of Famers Mark Texeira and Todd Helton, and current MLB stars Max Fried, Trent Grisham, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Julio Rodriguez.

Arizona Fall League general admission is $12 for adults, $10 for teens and seniors, and free for kids 12 and under.

Click here for tickets or call 480-990-1005.