San Jose's Lenn Sakata became a legend
He remains the winningest manager in California League history
Lenn Sakata was born and raised in Honolulu and still calls Hawaii home. During the baseball season, however, you can sometimes find him at what he calls his "second house:" 82-year-old Excite Ballpark, home of the San Jose Giants. Sakata, one of the first players of Japanese descent to appear
2023 California League playoffs coverage
Nuts pour it on offensively, roll to first Cal League title since 2017
Championship Series
Nuts don't crack en route to Cal League crown
'23 first-rounder Emerson leads way with 4 hits, 4 RBIs in finale
It's time to get Nuts! Thanks to an unrelenting offense that averaged more than 10 runs per game in the playoffs, Single-A Modesto finished off a perfect postseason on Tuesday night with a championship-clinching 14-8 win over Rancho Cucamonga at LoanMart Field. Colt Emerson led the way with four hits