Published On Premiered Apr 11, 2024
Just days after the Oakland Athletics move to Sacramento was announced, the @OaklandBallers held their scheduled try outs.
After a grueling and emotional few days, for the Ballers to give me a chance to “try out” and just enjoy baseball again in its purest form, was much-needed medicine.
The try outs took place on a beautiful Oakland day at Laney College. 92 players tried out and 3 people actually made the team! But not me.
The Ballers season begins on May 21st, and their Home Opener at Raimondi Park will be on June 4th. The Ballers are a brand new Pioneer League team started by two friends from Oakland, Bryan Carmel and Paul Freedman, who couldn't stomach the potential loss of pro baseball in Oakland.
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