Merced Bears - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt Size:2XL Watsonville's Pippins joined the California

Watsonville's Pippins joined the California State League in 1913

Arched white serif text reads "GARY SAND FLEAS" above a golden-tan cartoon sand flea mascot wearing a baseball cap

Distressed golden-yellow text reads "SHOOTER McGAVIN'S" across the top

Declining invitations with "or something" is just the polite version of admitting you lost control of your own schedule months ago

Bold white halftone script below reads "Luckies

Merced Bears - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt Size:2XL Watsonville's Pippins joined the CaliforniaMerced Bears took the field in 1941, bringing California League baseball to the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. During wartime and beyond, minor league clubs like this one gave small agricultural towns a shared identity and something to cheer for. Merced may have lost its team, but the memory of those summer nights never left. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Orange arched