Oakland_Ballers

Oakland Ballers

Oakland Ballers

Minor league baseball team

The Oakland Ballers, nicknamed the Oakland B's, are an independent baseball team that will play in the Pioneer League in 2024.

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History

The team was created following the approval of the Oakland Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas by MLB team owners. The non-profit Oakland 68's raised more than $2 million to establish the team[1] and was inspired by the success of Oakland Roots SC soccer team.[2] The press release for the team's announcement included a pledge for fan ownership based around a 2024 crowdfunding campaign.[3] Don Wakamatsu was appointed as the team's first-ever executive vice president of baseball operations.[4] The first player signed to the team was Dondrei Hubbard, announced on December 10, 2023.[5]

They will be located in Oakland, California and initially planned to play their home games at Laney College,[6] with an expansion of the park's facilities to hold upwards of 2,500 fans.[7][8] A proposed game at the Oakland Coliseum was blocked by the Oakland Athletics.[9] In February 2024 it was announced that they would instead play their home games at Raimondi Field in West Oakland.[10]

Roster

Oakland Ballers roster
Active (25-man) roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 22 Bradley Burdett
  • 21 Reed Butz
  • -- Connor Caporale
  • 18 Derrick Cherry
  • 12 Christian Cosby
  •  3 Jake Dahle
  • 23 Abraham De Leon
  • 24 Aaron Eden
  •  4 Danny Kirwin
  • 25 Carson Lambert
  • 20 Elijah Pleasants
  • 26 Conner Richardson
  •  5 Trae Robertson
  • 28 Zach St. Pierre
  • -- Kelsie Whitmore


Utility players

  • 29 Tyler Davis
  

Catchers

  •  2 Coleton Horner
  • 13 Tyler Lozano
  • 27 Taylor Maldonado

Infielders

  •  8 Brad Burckel
  •  7 Dan Covino
  • 15 Myles Jefferson
  • -- Andrew Martinez
  •  9 Noah Martinez
  • 14 Jaylen Smith
  •  1 Brian Williams

Outfielders

  • 17 Austin Davis
  • 10 Trevor Halsema
  • 16 Payton Harden
  •  6 Dondrei Hubbard
  • 19 Ian Jenkins
  • 11 Collin Mathews
  

Manager

Coaches

Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated April 10, 2024
 Transactions

References

  1. [1]
    "Independent Oakland Ballers to start play in 2024". ESPN.com. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Oakland's New Baseball Team, the Oakland B's Launch – Determined to Steal Back the Legacy of Baseball for the Town," Oakland Ballers (press release), Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Brennan-Gatica, Catalina (November 28, 2023). "Oakland's New Baseball Team, The Oakland B's Launch – Determined to Steal Back the Legacy of Baseball for the Town" (PDF). Oakland Ballers. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. [4]
    McCauley, Janie. "Oakland is getting a new minor league team – the Oakland B’s," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. [5]
    Burke, Jason (December 10, 2023). "Oakland B's Announce First Player Signing". Inside The Athletics on FanNation. MSN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Oakland baseball will not die! City announces expansion team in Pioneer Baseball League". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. [7]
    Passan, Jeff (November 28, 2023). "Oakland-area fans start Ballers, an independent baseball team". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Oakland is getting a new minor league team — the Oakland B's". CBS.
  9. [9]
    "Oakland A's blocked plans for B's to play game at Coliseum". Oakland. NBC. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Ballers to play at West Oakland's historic Raimondi Field, make $1.6M in upgrades". SFGate. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.


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