Why the Oakland Ballers put a longtime A’s fan on its board of directors
It’s been only a few months since the Oakland A’s left town, and Jorge Leon is relieved. “It’s a bittersweet thing, but I’m ...
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Oakland Ballers announce "Battle of the Bay 2.0" against San Jose Giants
"The Ballers are committed to developing homegrown talent and cultivating baseball excellence in Oakland and the greater Bay Area and we appreciate Major League Baseball and the Pioneer Baseball ...
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Too $hort Officially “A Baller” With Power Baseball Business Move
Oakland native Too $hort is “pitching in” to help the local sports economy with an investment in the Oakland Ballers. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered ...
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Too $hort join ownership group of Oakland's remaining baseball team
The music icons are joining the ownership group of the Oakland Ballers, a new independent team attempting to keep baseball alive in ... painted over an Oakland A's logo at the Rogers Center ...
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Billie Joe Armstrong invests in Oakland Ballers after months of criticizing A’s
Armstrong, along with Oakland rap icon Too Short, has invested in the Oakland Ballers, a new independent Pioneer League team and the East Bay’s only professional baseball team. “This is all ...
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Oakland Ballers add Too $hort and Billie Joe Armstrong to ownership group
Last summer, the Oakland Ballers — a Pioneer League baseball team that played its inaugural season in 2024 — welcomed more than 2,200 fans into its ownership group through a community ...
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Our reporter tried out for the Oakland Ballers. Here’s how it went.
Freedman left his job running an education startup to follow his passion as an Oakland baseball fan for days like today. Donning a Ballers cap and a No. 81 tryout jersey on a picture-perfect ...