The Pacific Suns, previously known as the Palm Springs Suns, were a minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 team located in Oxnard, California

Oxnard, California

Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...

. The team played in the independent Western Baseball League

Western Baseball League

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, and was not affiliated with any Major League Baseball

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 team.

The Suns team owner/vice president was Al Campanis

Al Campanis

Alexander Sebastian Campanis was an American executive in Major League Baseball. He had a brief Major League career as a second baseman, playing for both the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' minor-league team...

, former Brooklyn Dodgers player and team agent in the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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. Co-owners are Don Di Carlo and Paul Schere. Coaching staff are major league veterans Bill Sudakis

Bill Sudakis

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, Steve Yeager

Steve Yeager

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, Lee Lacy

Lee Lacy

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 and John Verhoeven

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.

The Suns were founded in 1995 in Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs, California

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. They played for two years and took one year off before moving to Oxnard for the 1998 season. The team disbanded operations in 1999.

The Suns' alumni includes pitcher Ariel Prieto

Ariel Prieto

Ariel Prieto is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.Prieto graduated Fajardo University in Santiago de Cuba, and he immigrated to Puerto Rico soon after. In Puerto Rico, he played professional winter league baseball for the first time in his career...

, joined the Oakland Athletics

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, another pitcher Reynaldo Brito signed by the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 in 1996, and Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...

, famous all-star of the New York Yankees

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 and part-time Palm Springs resident, had cameos on the home plate along with Kraig Constantino (San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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).