Visalia, CA

Visalia is located in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, 35 miles southeast of Fresno, CA.

Teams that have played here

• Visalia Pirates, San Joaquin Valley League (1910)
• Visalia Colts, San Joaquin Valley League (1911)
• Visalia Cubs, California League (1946-1952, 1954-1956)
• Visalia Stars, California League (1953)
• Visalia Redlegs, California League (1957-1959)
• Visalia A's, California League (1960-1961)
• Visalia White Sox, California League (1962)
• Visalia Mets, California League (1968-1975)
• Visalia Oaks, California League (1977-1992, 1995-2008)
• Central Valley Rockies, California League (1993-1994)
• Visalia Rawhide, California League (2009-2019, 2022- )
• Visalia Rawhide, Low-A West (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Rich Amaral, infielder
• Ryan Blair, minor league outfielder
• Craig Caskey, pitcher
• Tex Clevenger, pitcher
• Shane Costa, outfielder
• Matt Curtis, minor league catcher
• Larry French, pitcher
• Jake Gatewood, minor league infielder
• Aaron Hill, infielder
• Gabe Jacobo, minor league infielder
• D.J. LeMahieu, infielder
• Jordan Luplow, outfielder
• Beau Mills, minor league infielder
• Bus Payton, minor league catcher
• Marty Perez, infielder
• Chris Schwinden, pitcher
• Steve Stroughter, outfielder
• Bob Talbot, outfielder
• Stephen Vogt, catcher
• Jim Wohlford, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Pete Beiden, minor league catcher
• Tex Clevenger, pitcher
• Doug Harvey, umpire; Hall of Fame
• Chris Mahoney, pitcher
• Kit Putnam, minor league outfielder and pitcher
• Bob Talbot, outfielder
• Don Trower, minor league infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Central Valley Christian High School
• College of the Sequoias
• Golden West High School
• Mt. Whitney High School
• Redwood High School
• Visalia High School