Tag: Recreation Park

1973 Visalia Mets baseball program from the California League

Visalia Mets

The Visalia Mets were a Class A farm club of the National League’s New York Mets for eight summers between 1968 and 1975. The Mets’ arrival in 1968 marked the return of professional baseball to Visalia’s Recreation Park for the first time in five seasons, following the departure of the Visalia White Sox at the end of the 1962 season. In their finest season as a Mets’ affiliate, Visalia the 1971 California League championship, sweeping the Fresno Giants in two games.

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1962 Visalia White Sox Program

Visalia White Sox

The Visalia White Sox were a Class C farm club of the Chicago White Sox for one season in the summer of 1962. Three players from the 1962 Visalia club eventually made it up to the Major Leagues. Outfielder Ken Berry enjoyed the most distinguished career. He played parts of 14 seasons in the Majors from 1962 to 1975, mostly with the White Sox.

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