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Minor league baseball teams were based in Hastings, Nebraska in various seasons between 1887 and 1959, playing under numerous nicknames. The Hastings Giants played in the short-season Class D level Nebraska State League from 1956 to 1959. Earlier Hastings teams had played as members the Nebraska State League in 1892, Western League in 1887, the Nebraska State League from 1910 to 1915 and 1922 to 1923 and the Tri-State League in 1924. The Hastings Giants were a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants from 1956 to 1957 and San Francisco Giants in 1958 and 1959 while hosting home minor league games at Duncan Field.
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- ↑ "Tri-Cities region ranks high on Nebraska Thriving Index". Kearney Hub . November 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Travel to the Tri-Cities". Nebraska Tourism Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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