Class
AAA farm team of the
Los Angeles Dodgers, in
Las Vegas, NV. The
51s play their
home games in
Cashman Field. They compete in the
Southern Division of the
Pacific Coast League.
The team was founded in 1919 in Portland, OR. In 1973 they moved to Spokane, WA, where it played for 9 years. In 1982 the team became part of the Pacific Coast League and was redubbed the Stars, a San Diego Padres affiliate. In 2001 the team became an affiliate of the Dodgers. With the change of affiliations came a name change. The Stars became the 51s, named after Area 51, an Air Force base and nuclear test site north of Las Vegas that is purported to house frozen extraterrestrial visitors. The team's mascot is a big gray alien.
Games are broadcast on KBAD 920-AM.