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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Visalia Rawhide | founded = 1946 | city = Visalia, California | misc = | logo = VisaliaRawhide.PNG | uniformlogo = VisaliaRawhidecap.PNG | class level = [[Single-A]] (2021βpresent) | past class level = {{Plainlist| *[[Class A-Advanced]] (1990β2020) *[[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] (1975β1989) *[[Class C (baseball)|Class C]] (1946β1962) }} | current league = [[California League]] (1946βpresent) | division = South Division | past league = | majorleague = {{plainlist| * [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] (2007βpresent) * [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] (2005β2006) * [[Colorado Rockies]] (2003β2004, 1993β1994) * [[Oakland Athletics]] (1997β2002) * Co-op (1995β1996) * [[Minnesota Twins]] (1977β1992) * [[New York Mets]] (1968β1975) * [[Chicago White Sox]] (1962) *[[Kansas City Athletics]] (1960β1961) * [[Cincinnati Reds]] (1957β1959) * [[Chicago Cubs]] (1946β1952) }} | pastmajorleague = | nickname = {{plainlist| * Visalia Rawhide (2009βpresent) * Visalia Oaks (1995β2008, 1977β1992) * Central Valley Rockies (1993β1994) * Visalia Mets (1968β1975) * Visalia White Sox (1962) * Visalia Athletics (1960β1961) * Visalia Redlegs (1957β1959) * Visalia Cubs (1954β1956, 1946β1952) * Visalia Stars (1953) }} | pastnames = | ballpark = [[Valley Strong Ballpark (Visalia)|Valley Strong Ballpark]] | pastparks = | mascot = Tipper | leaguenum = 3 | leaguechamps = {{hlist|1971|1978|2019}} | divnum = 3 | divisionchamps = {{hlist|2015|2018|2019}} | firsthalfnum = 1 | firsthalfchamps = {{hlist|2016}} | secondhalfnum = 1 | secondhalfchamps = {{hlist|2024}} | wildcardnum = 1 | wildcardberths = {{hlist|2024}} | owner = First Pitch Entertainment, LLC | gm = Mike Candela & Julian Rifkind<ref>{{cite web|title=Personnel News: Visalia, Charleston|url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/02/14/personnel-news-visalia-charleston/|website=Ballpark Digest|publisher=August Publications|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> | manager = Darrin Garner | website = {{URL|https://www.milb.com/visalia|milb.com/visalia}} }} The '''Visalia Rawhide''' are a [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[California League]] and the [[Single-A]] affiliate of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]. They are located in [[Visalia, California]], and have played their home games at [[Valley Strong Ballpark (Visalia)|Valley Strong Ballpark]] since their inception in 1946. The team has had nine names, most of which reflected its changing major-league affiliates, most recently the [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Colorado Rockies]], [[Oakland A's]], [[Tampa Bay Rays]], and [[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]]. They took the name Rawhide in 2009. In conjunction with [[Major League Baseball]]'s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Rawhide were organized into the Low-A West at the Low-A classification.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|website=Major League Baseball|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref> In 2022, the Low-A West became known as the California League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and was reclassified as a Single-A circuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|title=Historical League Names to Return in 2022|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
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