While the Oakland Ballers Raimondi Park stadium may feel like something new, it's actually a rebirth of a proud legacy centering on one of the town's most famous baseball families.
On Tuesday, a new era of baseball begins in Oakland with the inaugural home game for the Oakland Ballers baseball team. The team's new ball field at Raimondi Park was constructed in record time. While it may feel like something new, it's actually a rebirth of a proud legacy centering on one of the town's most famous baseball families.When the Oakland Ballers chose Raimondi Park to be their home field, they wanted the team to benefit from the roots of the past.
Back then, the Seals were part of the highly regarded Pacific Coast League, the place where Joltin' Joe made his professional debut.'The Coast League was really big on the West Coast. At one point, it was considered a third branch of the Major Leagues,' said Ernie's nephew, Bill Raimondi, who lives in Alameda. 'He played games, actually, while he was still in high school at Seals Stadium. And he got a hit in his first game; a double, or something.
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