Because the Japanese professional season starts in mid-March, there will be no Japanese teams training in Tucson in 2010 -- but 2011 remains a possibility.
That's the word from a Tucson delegation charged with bringing new blood into Tucson for spring training. The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies are the last two teams training in Tucson, and they'll be out after spring training 2010 when a new Phoenix complex is finished.