Unless you’re a diehard baseballer, you’ve likely never been to a Stockton Ports game. Chances are, you’ve never even heard of the team. The Ports are a Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, who drew national ire for their painfully out-of-touch 2024 decision to ditch The Town for Las Vegas, by way of Sacramento.

Ever since the A’s announced their departure, the Ports have seen an increase in fans, many of whom were once loyal to the green and gold. Indeed, across the Bay, more and more sports fanatics are being drawn to the homey, community feel of minor league teams.

The glory days of the franchise originally known as the Stockton Flyers came in the late 1880s after they won the California League pennant, inspiring San Francisco Examiner journalist Ernest Thayer to write the poe

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