Ultimately, the fans didn’t have any power. That changed in December, when 2,000 fan-investors of the independent league Oakland Ballers elected Leon to the team’s board of directors in a ...

OAKLAND — Seeking to raise $2 million in community investments, the Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League added two celebrity investors with local roots Wednesday to the 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 ...

The Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League are set to make history on April 2, 2025 when they take on the San Jose Giants, a minor-league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Coined as “Battle ...

18, 2024, in Phoenix. / Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Oakland Ballers are getting ready for the new season by welcoming in a couple of new owners to the team in ...