The Salinas Spurs were a California League team that played from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1989 to 1992.

They did not play as the Salinas Spurs in 1988, because they moved to Riverside, California to become the Riverside Red Wave.

The left-hander, who was suspended six times and banned from baseball the last two years, signed Wednesday with the Salinas Spurs, an independent team in the Class A California League.

He split time between the Giants and Salinas Spurs and Phoenix Firebirds in 1989, hitting a combined .232 in 95 games.

He has also coached for the Salinas Spurs, Eugene Emeralds and Welland Pirates.

He played for the Salinas Spurs and Shreveport Captains, hitting .286 in 91 at-bats with the Spurs and .194 in 36 at-bats with the Captains.

After his playing career, he managed the Salinas Spurs in the California League in 1989.

In 1989, he purchased half-ownership of the Salinas Spurs, a Class A team in the United States, and filled the roster with Japanese players.

In 1989, Don Nomura borrowed money to buy 50% of the Salinas Spurs, an unaffiliated Class-A baseball team in the California League.

From 1990 to 1992, he managed the California League's Salinas Spurs, finishing with losing records each season.