Minor league baseball team
Visalia Rawhide
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Team logo
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Cap insignia
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Class
| Single-A
(2022?present)
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Previous classes
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League
| California League
(2022?present)
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Division
| South Division
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Previous leagues
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Team
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League titles
(3)
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Division titles
(3)
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First-half titles
(1)
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Name
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- Visalia Rawhide (2009?present)
- Visalia Oaks (1995?2008, 1977?1992)
- Central Valley Rockies (1993?1994)
- Visalia Mets (1968?1975)
- Visalia White Sox (1962)
- Visalia Athletics (1960?1961)
- Visalia Redlegs (1957?1959)
- Visalia Cubs (1954?1956, 1946?1952)
- Visalia Stars (1953)
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Mascot
| Tipper
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Ballpark
| Valley Strong Ballpark
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
| First Pitch Entertainment, LLC
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General manager
| Mike Candela & Julian Rifkind
[1]
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Manager
| Dee Garner
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The
Visalia Rawhide
are a
Minor League Baseball
team of the
California League
and the
Single-A
affiliate of the
Arizona Diamondbacks
. They are located in
Visalia, California
, and have played their home games at
Valley Strong Ballpark
since their inception in 1946.
The team has had nine names, most of which reflected its changing major-league affiliates, most recently the
Minnesota Twins
,
Colorado Rockies
,
Oakland A's
,
Tampa Bay Rays
, and
Diamondbacks
. They took the name Rawhide in 2009.
Casey Jones/Casey at the Bat
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Once per season, the team wears old-fashioned uniforms recalling Mighty Casey, the main folklore hero of "Casey at the Bat" and the "Mudville Nine", based on the
Stockton Ports
in
Stockton
.
[
citation needed
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Visalia is one of the four oldest cities of the Cal League, along with
San Jose
(the
San Jose Giants
/Bees); and
Modesto
(the
Modesto Nuts
/A's).
Mascot
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The Visalia Rawhide mascot is a Holstein Bull named Tipper, introduced on October 15, 2008. Tipper represents the tens of thousands of Holsteins in Tulare County, the top dairy-producing area in the country. Tipper's home is a ballpark barn ? a 40' x 20' red barn which is part of the outfield fence ? doubles carom off the side of the barn, and home runs land on the roof, leading to a new twist on the old baseball adage "couldn't hit the broad side of the barn" which now represents weak hitters instead of wild pitchers. The traditional red barn was built as a "community barn raising" to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity and stands as an icon for the agricultural heritage of the valley.
Radio broadcast
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The Rawhide are heard terrestrially on KJUG AM 1270 and over the internet through their website www.rawhidebaseball.com.
Notable Visalia alumni
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Pop culture
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As a minor league affiliate of the Oakland A's at the time, the Visalia Oaks were prominently mentioned in the Michael Lewis Book 'Moneyball', and also featured a few times during the
2011
movie
Moneyball
(which took place in 2002). In one scene, Billy Beane is driving to see the Visalia Oaks during the A's winning streak, and another shows Billy watching video of Visalia Oaks catcher
Jeremy Brown
tripping and then diving back to first on a ball that turned out to be a home run.
In the
1988
film
Bull Durham
, Visalia was mentioned as a potential managing job for aging catcher Crash Davis, played by
Kevin Costner
.
In the
1994 film
Little Big League
, a Visalia Oaks pennant can be seen hanging on the wall in the main characters' bedroom.
Roster
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Players
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Coaches/Other
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Pitchers
- 19
Jose Cabrera
- 16
Logan Clayton
- --
Matt Cleveland ‡
- 37
Gustavo Del Pozo
- 32
Joe Elbis
- 11
Lorenzo Encarnacion
- 13
Brock Jones
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- 21
Emailin Montilla
- 40
Alfred Morillo
- 36
Liam Norris
- 12
Yaifer Perdomo
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- 18
Yoscar Pimentel
- 34
Jacob Steinmetz
- 22
Josh Swales
- 29
Luis Tejeda
- 30
Armando Vasquez
- 39
Wyatt Wendell
- 20
Ricardo Yan
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Catchers
- 27
Axel Andueza
- 23
Christian Cerda
- 4
Sergio Gutierrez
- 8
David Martin
Infielders
- --
Johan Benitez
- 25
Gavin Conticello
- 5
Juan Corniel
- 7
Jose Fernandez
- 3
Jakey Joseba
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Lucas Martino ‡
- 15
Manuel Pena
- 35
Anderdson Rojas
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Jaime Del Valle
(bench)
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Brad Marcelino
(hitting)
- 26
Tyler Mark
(pitching)
60-day injured list
- --
Alexander Benua
- --
Jancarlos Cintron
- 1
Dairon Cuevas
- --
Juan Garcia
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Osvaldo Morel
- 28
Angel Ortiz
- 35
Andrew Pintar
- --
Erison Rincon
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Rael Santos
- --
Nate Savino
- --
Landon Sims
- --
Boris Vecerka
7-day injured list
* On
Arizona Diamondbacks
40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster
updated January 28, 2024
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