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Salinas Indians

February 26, 2024

California League (1965) Born: November 1964 – Affiliate change from Salinas Mets Folded: September 1965 First Game: April 18, 1965 (L 8-4 vs. Bakersfield Bears) Last

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1963 Salinas Mets baseball program from the California League

Salinas Mets

August 19, 2019

The Salinas Mets of 1963-1964 were the second minor league baseball team to set up shop in the fast growing Northern California city of Salinas. The Monterey County seat boasts over 150,000 residents today, but back in 1960 Salinas’ population was just under 30,000. Salinas’ only previous team, the Packers, played in the California League from 1954 to 1957. Future NY Mets star Bud Harrelson was Salinas’ top graduate during the brief Mets era.

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