Cubs closing in on deal to stay in Mesa

  

January 22, 2010 (CHICAGO) -- The Chicago Cubs are closing in on an agreement to keep their spring training home in Mesa, Ariz., for the next 25 years after the city proposed building an $84 million facility that would include a 15,000-seat ballpark.

The Cubs received the proposal Thursday, and a decision is expected by the end of the month.

"The Cubs are interested in reading through Mesa's proposal and having our board take it under review," the team said.

A group in Naples, Fla., tried to lure the Cubs, but a move from Arizona -- their spring home for most of the past six decades -- appears unlikely.

Under the proposed deal with Mesa, the team will manage the stadium, have naming rights and control of signage. The Cubs won't have to share the facility.

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