The San Jose Giants are a minor league baseball team in San Jose, California]. 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: and nearby Santa Clara, California hosted the Santa Clara Angels and Santa Clara Padres in the late 1970s/early 1980s period.