<Tr> <Th> Owner (s) / Operator (s) </Th> <Td> Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manager </Th> <Td> Tony DeFrancesco </Td> </Tr> <P> The Las Vegas 51s, formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars, are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple - A affiliate of the New York Mets . They are located in Las Vegas, and are named for Area 51 which is located near Rachel, Nevada, about 80 miles north of Las Vegas . The team logo jokingly depicts one of the grey aliens thought by UFO believers to inhabit that base . They play at Cashman Field which has a capacity of 9,334 people . The 51s won the PCL championship as the Stars in 1986 and 1988 . </P> <P> The team has plans to move into Las Vegas Ballpark, a new 10,000 - seat facility located in Summerlin, in 2019 . Along with playing in a new ballpark, the 51s plan to rebrand by adopting a new name and logos after the 2018 season . </P>

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