Spring training in Arizona

Signs of the Cubs are easy to find in this part of the Valley of the Sun.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

Fergie Jenkins, at Chicago’s Wrigley Field last summer. The former Cubs player now lives in Arizona, where he’s often spotted at the Cubs’ spring training stadium signing autographs for his foundation.   (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)

A mural of the 1969 Chicago Cubs at Don & Charlie’s restaurant, a Scottsdale eatery that’s a favorite of former Cubs player Fergie Jenkins.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

The Cubs’ spring training home in Mesa, Ariz., will host 17 games this season, Feb. 25 to March 29.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

These seats won’t be empty for long. Last year, the Cubs set an all-time spring training attendance record of 226,000 fans over 15 games at Sloan Park.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

A Chicago-inspired Cubs concession stand at Sloan Park gives folks a taste of home.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

The entrance to Don & Charlie’s restaurant, a favorite haunt of Fergie Jenkins.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

Cub fans congregate in Mesa for beers at Diamond’s Sports Grille, which has shuttles to the park.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)

A baseball autographed by Fergie Jenkins is on display at Don & Charlie’s in Scottsdale.  (Bill Fink / Chicago Tribune)