Spring training: Giants sell out of tickets for Cactus League games at Scottsdale Stadium

Fans hoping to attend a Giants home game during spring training won’t find any tickets available at Scottsdale Stadium or on the team’s website.

A team spokesperson told the Bay Area News Group the Giants offered tickets to spring training season-ticket holders last week and then placed a small number of remaining tickets for home Cactus League games on the club’s website Tuesday.

The spokesperson said the Giants sold out of all available tickets within a few hours.

The Giants were recently given approval by Major League Baseball and the city of Scottsdale to host 750-1,000 fans at home games this spring. The team will welcome its first fans to a game on Sunday when the Giants open Cactus League play against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at 12:05 p.m. PT/1:05 p.m. MT.

With capacity at the 12,000-seat venue limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, spring season-ticket holders were given the first opportunity to select seats, which will be grouped in socially distant pods.

Fans looking for tickets to Giants spring training games must now turn to the resale market, where the cheapest tickets to Sunday’s game against the Angels are $98 on SeatGeek.

Several Giants players have said they’re eagerly awaiting the chance to play in front of fans again, with third baseman Evan Longoria noting he’s excited to feel the rush of adrenaline fans provide and left fielder Alex Dickerson saying he hopes more fans are able to attend games later in the year.

“It means a lot and it’ll be interesting to see if it almost makes you a little nervous after a year of not having it at all,” Dickerson said Tuesday. “Getting used to playing in front of fans and the noises and everything, even the small crowd will make it even more like home so I’m excited for it.”