After nearly 80 years, the Modesto Nuts played their final game, squaring off one last time against their long-time rivals, the Stockton Ports.

From heartfelt cheers to tear-filled farewells, the final game was as much about closure as it was about celebration.

"We were born and raised in Modesto our whole lives, this is everything to us," said long-time fan Larry Rivera.

Fans of all ages packed into John Thurman Field for one final game after the Seattle Mariners sold the team to Diamond Baseball Holdings , moving them from Modesto to San Bernardino.

"We came because it's their last game," said Carlos Herrera. "Even though it's 100 degrees. We were hoping it wasn't gonna be, but hey, we're here."

Part of that history is Nuts General Manager Veronica Hernandez, who became the

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