The San Jose Giants are a minor league baseball team in San Jose, California, USA. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the Northern Division of the California League, and have been a farm team of the San Francisco Giants since 1988. Home games are played at San Jose Municipal Stadium. The Giants join a long line of San Jose based California League teams dating back to the league's inception including :
- San Jose Bees (1983–87)
- San Jose Expos (1982)
- San Jose Missions (1979–81) (Pacific Coast League 1977-78)
- San Jose Bees (1962–76)
- San Jose Pirates (1958)
- San Jose JoSox (1956–57)
- San Jose Red Sox (1947–55)
- San Jose Owls (1942)
and nearby Santa Clara, California hosted the Santa Clara Angels and Santa Clara Padres in the late 1970s/early 1980s period.
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