Final Score: Inland Empire 66ers 9, Modesto Nuts 1 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto Nuts struggled to find their footing on Friday night at John Thurman Field, falling 9-1 to the Inland Empire 66ers. The loss dropped Modesto to 60-53 on the season, while the 66ers strung

Final Score: Modesto Nuts 5, Inland Empire 66ers 2 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto Nuts used a late offensive outburst to top the Inland Empire 66ers 5-2 on Wednesday night at John Thurman Field, taking a 2-1 lead in their six-game set. After falling behind 2-0 in

Final Score: Modesto Nuts 6, Inland Empire 66ers 4 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto Nuts bounced back on Wednesday night at John Thurman Field, defeating the Inland Empire 66ers 6-4 to knot their six-game set at one game apiece. Christian Little set the tone on the mound,

Final Score: Inland Empire 66ers 12, Modesto Nuts 9 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Inland Empire 66ers came out swinging in the opener of their six-game set against the Modesto Nuts, outlasting the home team in a high-scoring 12-9 victory Tuesday night at John Thurman Field. Inland Empire

Final Score: Fresno Grizzlies 7, Modesto Nuts 3 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto Nuts dropped their fourth game in five nights to the Fresno Grizzlies, falling 7-3 on Saturday at John Thurman Field. Despite an early 3-1 lead, Modesto was undone by four defensive errors and a

Final Score: Stockton Ports 2, Modesto Nuts 1 F/10 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto Nuts dropped a hard-fought 2-1 extra-inning contest to the Stockton Ports on Tuesday night at John Thurman Field, as the six-game series evened at one win apiece. After both teams pushed across early

Final Score: Fresno Grizzlies 6, Modesto Nuts 4 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Fresno Grizzlies used a late offensive surge and timely pitching to defeat the Modesto Nuts 6-4 on Wednesday night at John Thurman Field. Down 1-0 entering the fifth, the Grizzlies struck for six runs across

Final Score: Modesto Nuts 3, San Jose Giants 2 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The Modesto Nuts kicked off the second half of the California League season with a gritty 3-2 win over the first-place San Jose Giants Friday night at John Thurman Field. DH Felnin Celesten got the

Final Score: San Jose Giants 7, Modesto Nuts 1 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The San Jose Giants wrapped up the first half of the California League season in dominant fashion Thursday night, defeating the Modesto Nuts 7-1 at John Thurman Field. Already having clinched the North Division title

Final Score: San Jose Giants 5, Modesto Nuts 2 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, Calif. — The San Jose Giants clinched the California League North Division First Half Championship with a 5-2 win over the Modesto Nuts on Wednesday night at John Thurman Field. Locked in a tight race entering the

Final Score: Modesto Nuts 2, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, CA — The Modesto Nuts walked off the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2-1 on Friday night at John Thurman Field, evening their six-game series at two games apiece. In a tense pitchers’ duel, the game was decided in

Final Score: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 8, Modesto Nuts 4 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, CA — The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes surged past the Modesto Nuts 8-4 on Thursday night at John Thurman Field, seizing a 2-1 lead in their six-game series. After a back-and-forth first few innings, Rancho’s bullpen silenced Modesto’s

Carlos Jimenez crushed a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Modesto Nuts to a dramatic 5-4 win over the San Jose Giants on Sunday afternoon at John Thurman Field. The blast, Jimenez’s third of the season, capped a comeback that saw Modesto erase a

Giants Survive Late Rally to Edge Nuts 10-9, Take Series Lead Final Score: Giants 10, Nuts 9 By: Mario Ramos The San Jose Giants edged the Modesto Nuts 10-9 in a back-and-forth slugfest on Thursday night at John Thurman Field, seizing a 2-1 lead in their six-game series. Powered by

Nuts Crush 66ers with 17-5 Rout, Extend Lead Atop California League North Final Score: Nuts 17, 66ers 5 By: Mario Ramos MODESTO, CA — April 19, 2025Donning their copa jerseys for the first time this season, the Modesto Nuts erupted for 17 runs on 14 hits Friday night as Los

Nuts Power Past 66ers with 6-1 Victory at Home Final Score: Nuts 6, 66ers 1 By: Mario Ramos The Modesto Nuts extended their strong start to the season on Thursday night, defeating the Inland Empire 66ers 6-1 at John Thurman Field. Fueled by a pair of three-run innings and a

Matt Ellis hits Walk-off Home Run to push Nuts past Giants Final Score: Nuts 3, Giants 2 By: Mario Ramos Post-Game Recap: The Modesto Nuts secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over the San Jose Giants in a walk-off win at John Thurman Field. After a quiet start, the Giants took

Nuts win Home Opener to kick off Historic 2025 Season Final Score: Nuts 6, Giants 3 By: Mario Ramos Post-Game Recap: The Modesto Nuts secured a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Giants in the 2025 California League home opener on Friday night at John Thurman Field. With a solid

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners placed fifth in MLB Pipeline's new farm system rankings, thanks in large part to their seven Top 100 Prospects. That total ties them with the Cubs for the most in baseball, and all seven of them are hitters. Don't get the impression that the organization

A lot of players will be getting a fresh start heading into the 2025 season. Prospects who missed significant time due to injury have had upwards of six months between regular-season games to return to health. Now they'll be looking to re-establish their value and maybe even reach new heights.

As the four full-season levels of Minor League Baseball enter the last leg of their 2024 campaigns, award season is officially upon us. Kicking off the festivities is the Rookie-level leagues. Starting in the Arizona Complex League, Rockies outfielder Robert Calaz took home MVP honors, with San Francisco’s Jacob Bresnahan

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming out