Fresno, CA

Fresno is located in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, 90 miles north of Bakersfield, CA.

Teams that have played here

• Fresno Raisin Eaters, Pacific Coast League (1906)
• Fresno Tigers, California State League (1910, 1914)
• Fresno Packers, California State League (1913)
• Fresno Cardinals, California League (1941-1942, 1946-1956)
• Fresno Sun Sox, California League (1957)
• Fresno Giants, California League (1958-1987)
• Fresno Suns, California League (1988)
• Fresno Grizzlies, Pacific Coast League (1998-2019)
• Fresno Grizzlies, Low-A West (2021)
• Fresno Grizzlies, California League (2022- )

Persons who were born here

• Randy Asadoor, infielder
• Rick Baldwin, pitcher
• Greg Bicknell, minor league pitcher
• Ewell Blackwell, pitcher
• Clarence Brooks, minor league catcher
• Jaime Cerda, pitcher
• Frank Chance, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Derryl Cousins, umpire
• Pete Dalena, infielder
• James Darnell, infielder
• Colton Eastman, minor league pitcher
• Tyler Ferguson, pitcher
• Aaron Fuller, minor league outfielder
• Tom Goodwin, outfielder
• John Hale, outfielder
• Mike Hernandez, minor league pitcher
• John Hoover, pitcher
• Damon Howell, minor league outfielder
• Todd Johnson, minor league catcher
• Bobby Jones, pitcher
• Chris Jones, minor league catcher
• Earl Jones, pitcher
• Walt Kuhn, catcher
• Jim Landis, outfielder
• Thomas Lloyd, minor league catcher
• Hersh Lyons, pitcher
• Jim Maloney, pitcher
• Alex Metzler, outfielder
• John Morse, minor league infielder
• Ross Moschitto, outfielder
• Garrett Olson, pitcher
• Frank Ortenzio, infielder
• Stan Papi, infielder
• Chris Patrick, minor league infielder
• Kevin Pickford, pitcher
• Troy Pickford, minor league pitcher
• Rick Powalski, minor league pitcher
• Jeff Ransom, catcher
• Whitney Robinson-Pierce, minor league catcher
• David Rohm, minor league outfielder
• Casey Rowe, minor league pitcher
• John Salles, minor league pitcher
• Randy Scarbery, pitcher
• Jeff Schattinger, pitcher
• Darryl Scott, pitcher
• Tom Seaver, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Lance Shebelut, minor league infielder
• Harmen Sidhu, college coach
• Dennis Springer, pitcher
• Jeff Stark, minor league outfielder
• Jeff Tackett, catcher
• Jarvis Tatum, outfielder
• Martin Viramontes, minor league pitcher
• Marcus Walden, pitcher
• Kevin Waller, minor league outfielder
• Reggie Waller, minor league outfielder; executive
• Ty Waller, infielder
• Ken Walters, outfielder
• Del Webb, owner
• Garrett Weber‎, minor league infielder
• Shad Williams, pitcher
• Ted Wills, pitcher
• Jake Woods, pitcher
• Kenshi Zenimura, NPB outfielder
• Kenso Zenimura, NPB outfielder

Persons who died here

• Red Adams, pitcher
• Harry Cassady, outfielder
• Dick Ellsworth, pitcher
• Al Gallagher, infielder
• Ned Garvin, pitcher
• Herb Hall, pitcher
• Satoshi Hirayama, NPB outfielder
• John Hoover, pitcher
• Ike Jackson, minor league catcher
• Joe Jenkins, catcher
• Earl Jones, pitcher
• Ri Jones, infielder
• Walt Kuhn, catcher
• Dutch Leonard, pitcher
• Vic Lombardi, pitcher
• Harl Maggert, outfielder
• Limb McKenry, pitcher
• Lloyd Merriman, outfielder
• Alex Metzler, outfielder
• Howard Millard, minor league executive
• Orval Overall, pitcher
• Monte Pearson, pitcher
• Ken Poulsen, infielder
• Rosie Rosebraugh, pitcher
• Vic Roznovsky, catcher
• Andy Rush, pitcher
• Earl Smith, outfielder
• Jeff Stark, minor league outfielder
• Steve Stroughter, outfielder
• La Schelle Tarver, outfielder
• Hank Thompson, infielder
• Len Tucker, minor league outfielder
• Kenso Zenimura, NPB outfielder
• Gus Zernial, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Bullard High School
• Central High School
• Clovis West High School
• Edison High School
• Fresno City College
• Fresno High School
• Fresno Pacific University
• Heald College
• Hoover High School
• McLane High School
• Roosevelt High School
• San Joaquin Memorial High School
• Washington Union High School