. ▁ ▁The ▁Min ers ▁name , ▁logo ▁and ▁uniform s ▁( owned ▁by ▁the ▁league ) ▁have ▁been ▁ ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Western ▁Canada ▁Min ers ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Winter ▁League , ▁the ▁N AL ' s ▁instruction al ▁league ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁G BL ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁brand ▁does ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁M esa , ▁some ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁expansion ▁franch ise ▁which ▁adopt s ▁the ▁" Min ers " ▁identity ▁should ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁possibly ▁Canada ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁min ing ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Other ▁suggest ▁California ▁for ▁the ▁obvious ▁state ▁nick name ▁of ▁the ▁" G old en ▁State ". ▁ ▁Arizona ▁Summer ▁League ▁After ▁one ▁season ▁representing ▁Bis be e , ▁Arizona , ▁the ▁Min ers ' ▁representation ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁M esa ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁returned ▁to ▁play ▁as ▁the ▁new est ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Summer ▁League ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁They ▁joined ▁fellow ▁former ▁Golden ▁Baseball ▁League ▁teams ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Arm ada ▁and ▁San ▁Diego ▁Sur f ▁Daw gs ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Arizona ▁Winter ▁League ' s ▁Team ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Team ▁record ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ren o ▁Silver ▁So x ▁ ▁T uc son ▁Tor os ▁ ▁Canada ▁Min ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁Golden ▁Baseball ▁League ▁teams ▁Min ers ▁Category : Base ball ▁teams ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2