Legislature adjourns without acting on Chicago Cubs spring training stadium

Legislature fails to act on Cubs’ stadium issue

MESA, Ariz. — Mesa’s status as the Chicago Cubs spring training home is in jeopardy now that the Arizona Legislature has adjourned without passing legislation needed to keep the team in the state.

An agreement between the team and Mesa officials allows the Cubs to negotiate with other cities if Arizona lawmakers don’t pass legislation by July 12. Lawmakers ended their session Thursday, and a special session is unlikely.

The move could reopen the door for Florida to lure away baseball’s highest-drawing spring training team.

Lawmakers considered adding surcharges to car rentals and spring-training baseball tickets, but the plan faltered after Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig came out against it.

The Cubs declined to comment.

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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Mesa’s status as the Chicago Cubs spring training home is in jeopardy now that the state Legislature has adjourned without passing legislation needed to keep the team in Arizona.

An agreement between the team and Mesa officials allows the Cubs to negotiate with other cities if Arizona lawmakers don’t pass legislation by July 12. Lawmakers ended their session Thursday, and a special session is unlikely.

The move could reopen the door for Florida to lure baseball’s highest-drawing spring training team.

Lawmakers considered adding surcharges to car rentals and spring-training baseball tickets. But the plan faltered after Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig came out against it.

A Cubs spokesman declined to comment Friday.