List of California League stadiums

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Chukchansi Park built in 2002, home of the Fresno Grizzlies. Chukchansi.jpg
Chukchansi Park built in 2002, home of the Fresno Grizzlies.

There are eight stadiums in use by California League baseball teams, all located in California. The oldest stadium is Excite Ballpark (1942) in San Jose, home of the San Jose Giants. The newest stadium is Banner Island Ballpark (2005) in Stockton, home of the Stockton Ports. Two stadiums were built in the 1940s, one in the 1950s, three in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s. The highest seating capacity is 10,650 at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, where the Fresno Grizzlies play. The lowest capacity is 2,468 at Valley Strong Ballpark in Visalia, where the Visalia Rawhide play.

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Stadiums and Map

NameTeamCity in CaliforniaOpenedCapacityRef.
Chukchansi Park Fresno Grizzlies Fresno 200210,650 [1]
John Thurman Field Modesto Nuts Modesto 19554,000 [2]
Excite Ballpark San Jose Giants San Jose 19424,200 [3]
Banner Island Ballpark Stockton Ports Stockton 20055,300 [4]
San Manuel Stadium Inland Empire 66ers San Bernardino 19968,000 [5]
Lake Elsinore Diamond Lake Elsinore Storm Lake Elsinore 19947,866 [6]
LoanMart Field Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga 19936,200 [7]
Valley Strong Ballpark Visalia Rawhide Visalia 19462,468 [8]

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Fresno Grizzlies Minor League Baseball team

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Visalia Rawhide Minor League Baseball team

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San Jose Missions Minor League Baseball team

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Lancaster JetHawks Minor League Baseball team

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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Minor League Baseball team

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Banner Island Ballpark

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John Thurman Field is a stadium in Modesto, California. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Modesto Nuts minor league baseball team of the Low-A West. It was built in 1955 and holds 4,000 people. It was later named for California State Assemblyman John E. Thurman, from Modesto.

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Fresno Giants Minor League Baseball team

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Copa de la Diversión

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References

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  2. "John Thurman Ball Field". Modesto, CA. City of Modesto, California. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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