The California League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in California. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence,it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league temporarily operated for the 2021 season as the Low-A West before reassuming its original moniker in 2022.
The Fresno Grizzlies are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They are located in Fresno,California,and play their home games at Chukchansi Park,which was opened in 2002 in downtown Fresno. They previously played at Fresno State's Pete Beiden Field from 1998 to 2001.
Denny M. Bautista Germán is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Bautista is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Royals,Colorado Rockies,Detroit Tigers,Pittsburgh Pirates,and San Francisco Giants from 2004 to 2010. From 2011 through 2013,he played for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. Bautista throws three pitches:a fastball,a curveball,and a changeup. He has struggled with control throughout his career.
Jason Jerome Ellison is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He attended Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston,Idaho,and made his major league debut on May 9,2003. As of the 2015 season,he was an area scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim based in Issaquah,Washington.
Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens,nicknamed "Bam Bam",is a Curaçaoan professional baseball coach and retired player. He is the hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Brant Michael Brown is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2000 for the Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins and has also coached for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Marlins,and Seattle Mariners. He also played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
David Andrew Hansen is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player,specializing as a pinch hitter. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs,San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He also was a coach in MLB for the Dodgers,Mariners,Los Angeles Angels.
Kevin John Correia,is an American former professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,San Diego Padres,Pittsburgh Pirates,Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Philadelphia Phillies.
Daniel David Ortmeier is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He made his major league debut on September 5,2005,with the San Francisco Giants.
Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher. He has played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball,most recently in 2011 with the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right-handed. Eliézer is the second cousin of former MLB star Edgardo Alfonzo.
Travis Jarred Blackley is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Houston Astros,and Texas Rangers. Blackley also played in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) for the Pericos de Puebla,in Liga Mexicana del Pacifico on the Aguilas de Mexicali and the Naranjeros de Hermosillo and the Brisbane Bandits &Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). Travis currently plays club ball for the Twin City Baseball Club in the Gold Coast Baseball Association Division 1 winter league.
Daniel Jay Rohn is a former infielder in Major League Baseball. Rohn was drafted as a second baseman by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft,and made his major league debut on September 2,1983. He was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Jay Baller on April 1,1985.
Jesse William Foppert is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Jacob Cruz,is an American professional baseball former outfielder and current coach. He is an assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) and previously played professionally in South Korea and Mexico.
Jean Manuel Machi is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. He was with the Giants for their 2012 and 2014 World Series wins.
Eugene Macalalag "Geno" Espineli is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
Shane Alan Loux is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and San Francisco Giants. He is currently the pitching coach of the Salt Lake Bees.
Jonathan Matthew Palmer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed. He attended Southwest Missouri State University.
Daniel Joseph Runzler is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is the pitching coach for the Low-A San Jose Giants of the San Francisco Giants organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Giants from 2009 to 2012 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017.
Ethan Russell Katz is an American professional baseball coach,and former minor league baseball player. He is the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to that,Katz served as the assistant pitching coach of the San Francisco Giants in the 2020 season. He attended East Los Angeles College,and then Sacramento State for college baseball.
