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]
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
The Rawhide are heard terrestrially on KJUG AM 1270 and over the internet through their website www.rawhidebaseball.com.
Barry Zito (1999) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2002 AL Cy Young Award
Pop culture
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 filmLittle Big League, a Visalia Oaks pennant can be seen hanging on the wall in the main characters' bedroom.
^"Personnel News: Visalia, Charleston". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
External links
Official website
Statistics from Baseball-Reference
March 09, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Visalia Rawhide news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Visalia RawhideFounded in 1946Visalia CaliforniaTeam logo Cap insigniaMinor league affiliationsClassSingle A 2022 present Previous classesLow A 2021 Class A Advanced 1990 2020 Class A 1975 1989 Class C 1946 1962 LeagueCalifornia League 2022 present DivisionSouth DivisionPrevious leaguesLow A West 2021 California League 1946 2020 Major league affiliationsTeamArizona Diamondbacks 2007 present Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2005 2006 Colorado Rockies 2003 2004 1993 1994 Oakland Athletics 1997 2002 Co op 1995 1996 Minnesota Twins 1977 1992 New York Mets 1968 1975 Chicago White Sox 1962 Kansas City Athletics 1960 1961 Cincinnati Reds 1957 1959 Chicago Cubs 1946 1952 Minor league titlesLeague titles 3 197119782019Division titles 3 201520182019First half titles 1 2016Team dataNameVisalia 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 MascotTipperBallparkValley Strong BallparkOwner s Operator s First Pitch Entertainment LLCGeneral managerMike Candela amp Julian Rifkind 1 ManagerJavier ColinaThe 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 Contents 1 Casey Jones Casey at the Bat 2 Mascot 3 Radio broadcast 4 Notable Visalia alumni 5 Pop culture 6 Roster 7 Alumni 8 Minor league affiliations 9 References 10 External linksCasey Jones Casey at the Bat EditOnce 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 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 EditThe 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 EditThe Rawhide are heard terrestrially on KJUG AM 1270 and over the internet through their website www rawhidebaseball com Notable Visalia alumni EditBaseball Hall of Fame alumni Randy Johnson 2007 Inducted 2015 Kirby Puckett 1983 Inducted 2001Notable alumni Jack Aker 1960 Allan Anderson 1984 1988 AL ERA Leader Trevor Bauer 2011 Ken Berry 1962 MLB All Star Jay Bell 1985 2 x MLB All Star Geoff Blum 2011 Eric Byrnes 1998 2008 Marty Cordova 1991 1992 1995 AL Rookie of the Year John Castino 1977 1979 AL Rookie of the Year Joe Charboneau 1978 1980 AL Rookie of the Year Eric Chavez 1995 Craig Counsell 1993 Vic Davalillo 1958 MLB All Star Sean Doolittle Zach Duke 2011 Adam Eaton 2011 2013 Johnny Edwards 1959 3 x MLB All Star Scott Erickson 1989 MLB All Star Tim Foli 1969 Paul Goldschmidt 2010 2013 NL Home Run amp RBI Leader 5 x MLB All Star Tom Gordon 2008 3 x MLB All Star Kevin Gregg 1997 Eddie Guardado 1992 2 x MLB All Star Mark Guthrie 1987 Ken Harrelson 1961 MLB All Star Kent Hrbek 1981 MLB All Star Aubrey Huff 2006 Ubaldo Jimenez 2004 MLB All Star Jake Lamb 2013 MLB All Star Chuck Knoblauch 1989 4 x MLB All Star 1991 AL Rookie of the Year Tom Kelly 1979 1980 MGR 1991 AL Manager of the Year Manager 2 x World Series Champion Minnesota Twins 1987 1991 Evan Longoria 2006 3 x MLB All Star 2008 AL Rookie of the Year Lee Mazzilli 1975 MLB All Star John Milner 1969 Jerry Morales 1968 MLB All Star Denny Neagle 1990 2003 2 x MLB All Star Vada Pinson 1957 4 x MLB All Star A J Pollock 2016 MLB All Star Mark Portugal 1983 Max Scherzer 2007 5 x MLB All Star 2 x Cy Young Award 2013 AL 2016 NL Jose Santiago 1962 MLB All Star Ken Singleton 1968 3 x MLB All Star Nick Swisher 2002 MLB All Star Juan Uribe 2003 Justin Upton 2007 2009 4 x MLB All Star Barry Zito 1999 3 x MLB All Star 2002 AL Cy Young AwardPop culture EditAs 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 EditVisalia Rawhide rostervte Players Coaches OtherPitchers Enmanuel Acosta 9 Jhosmer Alvarez Zach Barnes Mauricio Bascunan Rigoberto Borbolla Matt Cleveland 17 Adrian Del Moral 18 Yilber Diaz 10 Joe Elbis 30 Miguel Gil 19 Jean Marcelino Justin Martinez 29 Eric Mendez 5 Carlos Meza 21 Junior Mieses 36 Liam Norris 7 Peniel Otano Chad Patrick 15 Yaifer Perdomo Erison Rincon 24 Rael Santos 26 Diomede Sierra 31 Listher Sosa 22 Josh Swales Catchers 6 J J D Orazio 32 Sergio Gutierrez 34 Oscar SantosInfielders 27 Sheng Ping Chen 3 Juan Corniel 13 Deyvison De Los Santos 11 Jordan Lawlar Lucas Martino Luis Rubio 8 Jean WaltersOutfielders 12 Junior Franco 14 Alvin Guzman 1 Glenallen Hill Jr 23 Wilderd Patino 16 Jacen Roberson 10 Danyer Sanabria 25 David Sanchez Manager 35 Jorge CortesCoaches 37 Gabriel Hernandez pitching 33 Ty Wright hitting 7 day injured list On Arizona Diamondbacks 40 man roster Development list Rehab assignment Reserve list Restricted list Suspended list Temporarily inactive listRoster updated June 6 2022 Transactions More rosters MiLB California League Arizona Diamondbacks minor league playersAlumni EditVisalia Oaks Central Valley Rockies Visalia Mets Visalia RedlegsMinor league affiliations EditMain article List of Arizona Diamondbacks minor league affiliates Level Team League Location ManagerTriple A Reno Aces Triple A West Reno Nevada Blake LalliDouble A Amarillo Sod Poodles Double A Central Amarillo Texas Shawn RoofHigh A Hillsboro Hops High A West Hillsboro Oregon Vince HarrisonLow A Visalia Rawhide Low A West Visalia California Javier ColinaRookie AZL D backs Arizona League Scottsdale Arizona Rolando ArnedoDSL D backs 1 Dominican Summer League Boca Chica Santo Domingo Jaime Del ValleDSL D backs 2 Ronald RamirezReferences Edit Personnel News Visalia Charleston Ballpark Digest August Publications February 14 2020 Retrieved February 14 2020 External links EditOfficial website Statistics from Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Visalia Rawhide amp oldid 1113714509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
