Named for the state's reputation as the nation's largest
then 46 years old and already a Hall of Fame pitcher
Our design is based off an original pinback button from the 1940s Bears
They struggled on the field
as they entertained fans from the 1920s through the 1950s
Watsonville Hayseeds T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:L Named for the state's reputationThe Watsonville Hayseeds, based in Watsonville, California, played the 1899 season in the California League, giving the Pajaro Valley farm town a professional nine with a name that leaned all the way into its identity. Hayseed was the era's universal slang for a country boy, and Watsonville, surrounded by apple orchards, sugar beet fields, and berry farms, wore it proudly against the big city clubs of San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento.