TEMPE, Ariz. — A rainstorm brought morning showers to Tempe Diablo Stadium postponing the home portion of the Los Angeles Angels split squad Spring Training opener against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday and canceling the away matchup against the White Sox.
Players hit in the cages and some threw long toss in a light drizzle as most games across the greater Phoenix area were rained out with the Dodgers and Cubs getting their game started at 3:15 p.m. and the A’s and Cubs game to be played at 6 p.m. The Royals and Angels will make-up their game on March 6.
A small group of avid fans stood at the fence outside the players’ parking lot at Tempe Diablo Stadium hoping for autographs or a Shohei Ohtani sighting.
Yoshi Ishii, of Tokyo, walks past Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Teddy Waterman removes water off the tarp at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Pitcher Felix Pena plays long toss in a light drizzle at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Puddles gather on the concourse at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Fans wait in the rain hoping for autographs or a Shohei Ohtani sighting outside Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pitcher Neil Ramirez plays long toss in the rain at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to inclement weather in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pitcher Jacob Barnes heads into the locker room after playing long toss in the rain at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to inclement in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rain drips off the bleachers at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Pitcher Ty Buttrey stretches before playing long toss in the rain at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to inclement weather in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Teddy Waterman removes water off the tarp at Tempe Diablo Stadium after the first Los Angeles Angels spring training game was canceled due to rain in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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