Visalia Oaks
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| Visalia Oaks Founded in 1977 Visalia, California |
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The Visalia Oaks are a minor league baseball team in Visalia, California, U.S. They are a "high-A" class team of the Arizona Diamondbacks operating in the California League.
The Oaks play home games at Recreation Park; opened in 1967, the stadium seats 1,800 fans. The city of Visalia agreed in the summer of 2006 to a multimillion dollar renovation of Recreation Park with the condition that a 10 year lease was signed by the Visalia Oaks.
The current team owner desires to change the team name and mascot to a more "marketable" one. Recently, fans have began submitting ideas and opinions on the change. The Visalia Times-Delta has reported that the new name and mascot will most likely reflect the local agricultural lifestyle.
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[edit] Mascot
The Visalia Oaks mascot is a squirrel named Chatter. Chatter was introduced in the early 1990's after the team changed their name back to the Oaks from the Central Valley Rockies. Chatter has since changed his appearance to today's more cartoonish look. Many fans question as to where exactly Chatter's tail has gone, as he has not appeared in public with it for some time[citation needed].
[edit] Major League Affiliates
The Oaks have been affiliated with numerous Major League franchises. The most recent are the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Oakland A's, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
[edit] Alumni
- Rod Barajas
- Ángel Berroa
- Eric Byrnes
- Eric Chavez
- Jeff DaVanon
- Estéban Germán
- Franklyn Germán
- Eddie Guardado
- Rich Harden
- Ramón Hernández
- Kent Hrbek
- Evan Longoria
- Lee Mazzilli
- David Newhan
- Neifi Perez
- Vada Pinson
- Kirby Puckett
- Dave Roberts
- Max Scherzer
- Nick Swisher
- Justin Thompson
- Justin Upton
- Juan Uribe
- Barry Zito
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