Jump to navigation Jump to search. Minor League Baseball team. The Modesto Nuts are a minor league baseball team in Modesto, California, United States. They are a Class A – Advanced team in the California League and a farm team of the Seattle Mariners. The Modesto Nuts play home games at John Thurman Field.

In conjunction with Major League Baseball ‘s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Nuts were organized into the Low-A West where they will continue as a Mariners affiliate at the Low-A classification. The Modesto Nuts have three mascots: Al the Almond, Wally the Walnut and Shelley the Pistachio.

Kreuter replaced his father-in-law, Mike Gillespie. As of 2012, the club is managed by Lenn Sakata who replaced the winningest coach in Modesto Nuts history Jerry Weinstein who was promoted to the Colorado Rockies at the conclusion of the 2011 season.