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The Oakland Ballers are an independent professional baseball team, started in 2024. Their home field is Raimondi Park, and they play in the Pioneer League.
The team was started by Bryan Carmel and Paul Freedman after the Oakland A's move out of Oakland was approved. The Oakland 68s fan group raised more than $2 million to help establish the team.
In 2024, the Ballers signed Kelsie Whitmore. That year she became the first woman to play in the Pioneer League,
Links and References
- Oakland Ballers website
- Oakland Ballers on Wikipedia
- Oakland Ballers honor a baseball legacy with new Raimondi Park facilities CBS News June 4, 2024
- Goodbye Oakland A’s. Hello Oakland Ballers The Free Press May 24, 2025

