Modesto Nuts

The Modesto Nuts are a minor league baseball team in Modesto, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League and a farm team of the Colorado Rockies. The Modesto Nuts play home games at John Thurman Field. Opened in 1955 and renovated in 1997, the park seats 4,000 fans.

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Minor league baseball - Modesto, California - USA - California League - Farm team - Colorado Rockies - John Thurman Field

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The Nuts adopted their current name in 2005, after the team's affiliation with the Oakland Athletics ended. Before then, the team was known as the Modesto Athletics (or A's). The new name was chosen to reflect the several types of nuts that are grown in this region of California.

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2005 - Oakland Athletics - Nuts

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