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Pickaxes and Pennants: How the Modesto Miners Carry a Town's History
The club's identity is stitched from the agricultural and mining heritage of California's Central Valley, and its fans wear it proudly.
The Miners dig in with a patient, grinding approach that wears down opposing pitchers over nine innings.
Known for strong fundamentals, they punch above their weight most summers.
The Miners earned their first and only title in 2020 with one of the deepest pitching staffs the league has seen.
Championships: 2020.
The club's identity is stitched from the agricultural and mining heritage of California's Central Valley, and its fans wear it proudly.
At twenty-three, in a league of teenagers, a Modesto outfielder decided his real job was to raise the ones coming up behind him.
A late comeback and a clutch extra-inning double give the Miners a dramatic win over the Bandits.