The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the Oakland Ballers' plan to spend $1.6 million in upgrades to Raimondi Park, allowing the independent professional baseball team to play its inaugural 48 home games at the West Oakland park.
OAKLAND -- The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the Oakland Ballers ' plan to spend $1.6 million in upgrades to Raimondi Park, allowing the independent professional baseball team to play its inaugural 48 home games at the West Oakland park.The team said the money comes from private investors. The home opener is scheduled for June 4.
' • ALSO READ: Helping A's fans work past grief, Oakland Ballers hold open tryoutThe Ballers will be the first West Coast team in the independent Pioneer League. The ordinance giving the Ballers access to the field won't become official until the council does a second reading of the ordinance at its April 30 meeting. Then the team has a little more than a month to work on the park.City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan called the renovations a 'vital improvement project.
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