The Nuts adopted their current name in 2005 after the team's affiliation with the Oakland Athletics ended.

The Nuts were expected to leave Modesto following the 2024 season after the city and the Seattle Mariners were unable to come to terms on who would pay for ballpark improvements mandated by Major League Baseball.

On June 2, 2006, manager Chad Kreuter resigned to become the head baseball coach of the University of Southern California.

As of 2011, the Modesto Nuts have set their attendance record for five straight seasons and have been honored as back-to-back California League Organization of the Year for 2010 and 2011.

[7] After the city and the Seattle Mariners were unable to come to terms on who would pay for the roughly $32 million in improvements to John Thurman Field mandated by Major League Baseball, the Nuts planned to leave Modesto after the 2024 season.

[9] A month after it was announced the Nuts would stay in Modesto for another year, they won their second straight California League title.

The Modesto Nuts have three mascots: Al the Almond, Wally the Walnut and Shelley the Pistachio.