Visalia is home to the Visalia Rawhide , a minor league baseball team that competes in the California League . They are currently the Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball . Single-A represents one of the lower levels of professional baseball in the United States and Canada. The Rawhide were founded in 1946 and were originally affiliated with the Chicago Cubs . Since then, they have had multiple affiliations and have changed their team name several times. They have won the California League championship three times: 1971, 1978, and 2019. Two former Visalia players— Randy Johnson and Kirby Puckett —have been inducted into the National Baseba ll Hall of Fame and Museum .