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No need to slow
by Modestoview
What’s the best kind of baseball?.. Local ball!
Minor league baseball is the place where up and coming players look to make their mark. Are they going to the big show? Is there a big-leaguer that has been sent down for some rehab or training? You never know. The Modesto Nuts are a farm team for the Seattle Mariners and there is always some great action at John Thurman field, our local ballpark.
If you have a family or company event, book a group night at the Nuts game and have a blast. Don’t miss the opening pitch or the 7th inning stretch. Oh yeah, as you read in our FoodView, you can get a great hot dog at the ballpark.
Modesto baseball started here in Modesto in 1872 and soon after, they adopted the name Modesto Red Caps, later becoming simply the Reds. By 1910, they got pretty good and the Chicago White Sox came all the way out to play them. Over the years they would be associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers and more. An association with the Oakland A’s lead to renaming the As and then in 2005 became the Nuts.
On October 14, 1962 the World Series came to Modesto due to a rainout and flooded Candlestick Park. An impromptu practice workout was played in Modesto where over 6000 people vied to get the 2500 tickets available. This day is captured in Ken White’s novel, Getaway Day. The Yankees would go on to win the 1962 series.
More Modesto baseball can be found at www.historicmodesto.com
Check out the 2023 schedule at www.modestonuts.com
