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Love him he’s the best!

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Instant fan favorite and returning @oaklandballers.bsky.social star Tremayne Cobb Jr. talks with our Chris Drue about keeping the crown, being a poster player for the Pioneer League, and seeing himself on the side of @rideact.bsky.social around the Town

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Couldn’t have said it better!!

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Blower Power — Dispatches from Raimondi CJ Blowers on His Journey to Oakland, Hip Hop, and Treating Every Outing Like It’s His Last By Chris Drue, Ballers Beat Writer 

“I think that’s what the Oakland Ballers’ organization is—they win and they have fun doing it. That’s the heart of baseball.” New @oaklandballers.bsky.social pitcher CJ Blowers is a nutcase on the mound & a gentle giant off it. Sunday read from Chris Drue

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Dispatches goes global! The B’s in Berkshire! UK fan Sam Wormald explains the @oaklandballers.bsky.social as a phoenix team, rising from past heartache to thrive through fan support, and lessons baseball can learn from English football & rugby

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Battle of the Bay 2.1 — Dispatches from Raimondi By Robert Santiago and Joe Horton

Roberto Santiago and I team up to welcome the return of @oaklandballers.bsky.social baseball and the reunion of the fan-ily. It was Battle of the Bay 2.1, or our prophet possum predicting that the best season is almost back #LetsGoOakland

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Damian Stone: Raised by a Village, Playing for the Town — Dispatches from Raimondi “I need to go back and at least try and play for Oakland” By Natalie Villanueva

He’s Coliseum kid now trying to give back what was taken away. Natalie Villanueva has our profile of East Bay native Damian Stone, playing his first game for the @oaklandballers.bsky.social tonight in Battle of the Bay 2.1 #LetsGoOakland

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Ruminations on Opening Day — Dispatches from Raimondi Does Culture Matter? By Roberto Santiago 

Roberto Santiago ruminates on MLB Opening Day and the baseball culture and hometown heroes that make champions, including your @oaklandballers.bsky.social #LetsGoOakland

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Chat and Tat: Ben Verhoek — Dispatches from Raimondi “Everything just seemed right and genuine about it: it was basically a place to mourn and start something new” By Joe Horton

I sit down for a chat & tat with Pastime Tattoo co-owner and @oaklandballers.bsky.social artistic alchemist Ben Verhoek to talk baseball and other balls, strangest tattoos, heroes & villains & the return of celebrated free B’s ink for fans #LetsGoOakland

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New B’s Team President Yeshayah Goldfarb  — Dispatches from Raimondi “It's your home, and you want to share it with people”  By Roberto Santiago 

A superb newsmaker interview with new @oaklandballers.bsky.social president Yeshayah Goldfarb. Roberto Santiago details the next chapter in this amazing baseball life from college player to major league front office to Raimondi Park #LetsGoOakland

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Meet the Fan-ily: Laura Geist — Dispatches from Raimondi “My favorite part of my job is staying authentic to the Oakland community” By Terence Tee

Terence Tee chats with @oaklandballers.bsky.social General Manager, momager, mentor, community mobilizer and 20k-steps-a-day team leader Laura Geist, the wearer of every B’s hat literal and (almost) impossible #LetsGoOakland

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Yes—great coverage. Thank you!!

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Berto is the best!

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I can attest that the choice is often straight to silly jail or funnywalk yourself to practice mister

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Fans Fest 2026 — Dispatches from Raimondi The Teams That Are Here Want to Be Here and Want to Stay Story and Photos by Roberto Santiago

Roberto Santiago on this year’s @oakland68sofficial.bsky.social Fans Fest and the history of this singular celebration of Oakland sports pride, with the @oaklandballers.bsky.social & @oaklandroots.bsky.social & @oaklandskates.bsky.social leading the charge

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Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts 2026 — Dispatches from Raimondi From the Top of the Mountain, Let the Great Arms Race Begin By Kyle Robinson

“Today, all those dreams were alive.” Step inside the @oaklandballers.bsky.social open tryout where players get their shot on the field and build baseballhood off it. The first Dispatch from Kyle Robinson #LetsGoOakland

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Meet the Fan-ily: Jorge Leon — Dispatches from Raimondi Oakland and Beyond by Victor Fuentes President of the Oakland 68’s and fan-elected Ballers board member Jorge Leon catches up with Dispatches to talk hot offseason topics: kids’ bal...

With Fans Fest this Sunday, our Victor Fuentes caught up with @oakland68sofficial.bsky.social president and @oaklandballers.bsky.social board member Jorge Leon to talk Oakland sports unity and celebrations of fan joy & resilience #LetsGoOakland

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He’s a great guy and wish him all the best going forward—hopefully tons more baseball in his future!

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Life Changing: Noah Millikan and the Road from Oakland to Winnipeg — Dispatches from Raimondi Dispatches Catches up with Championship Starter “the Milkman” By Chris Drue, Ballers Beat Writer

The life-changing season of @oaklandballers.bsky.social star Noah Millikan. Chris Drue catches up with the East Bay kid to talk championship success, community joy, and next baseball steps #LetsGoOakland

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Morning run in beautiful West Oakland with the Black Panther Party Alumni Legacy Network, @oaklandballers.bsky.social and a few hundred of your best friends #LetsGoOakland

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Now Do Oakland — Dispatches from Raimondi The Super Bowl Was a Success for San Francisco. Now Do Oakland. By Paul Freedman In January, the sports world descended on the Bay Area, braced for impact. They arrived clutching their steer-cle...

Our @oaklandballers.bsky.social co-founder Paul Freedman writes that the Super Bowl showed how SF can tell its own story, and now it’s Oakland’s turn—with the Town’s sports, culture, and community pride leading the way

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First Flyovers: The B’s and the Memorial Squadron — Dispatches from Raimondi How the Ballers Pulled Off the First Flyovers in Pioneer League History by Roberto Santiago

The incredible story of the @oaklandballers.bsky.social flyovers during the championship series. Roberto Santiago talks to Memorial Squadron founder Mark Becker, superfan @nlthorsen.bsky.social and B’s mastermind @caseypratt.bsky.social #LetsGoOakland

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I LOVE murder she wrote

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Earlier Than Anyone: How the Oakland Pipeline Sent Colyer and Manning to the Nationals — Dispatches from Raimondi Bay Area Natives James Colyer and Grant Manning Reflect on their MLB Signings By Chris Drue, Ballers Beat Writer

A 💯 wrap on the @oaklandballers.bsky.social pipeline to the majors from Chris Drue. From Oakland to #MLB, he talks to B’s AGM Tyler Petersen and interviews pitchers James Colyer and Grant Manning before they start #SpringTraining with the @nationals.com

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Pipeline Power: Offseason Report — Dispatches from Raimondi The Ballers’ Offseason Report #3 by Nick Clementi

The latest offseason update from Nick Clementi! Meet new @oaklandballers.bsky.social players Anthony Alvarez, Solomon Washington, Valek Cisneros, and Braydon Nelson #LetsGoOakland

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Mandatory and Meaningful — Dispatches from Raimondi A Day at the Ballers’ Innovation Summit by Joe Horton I think baseball in particular as a sport is at a precipice…the average baseball fan sits in their seat and watches the game for three i...

I went to the @oaklandballers.bsky.social innovation summit to see if tech is preserving baseball’s traditions while tearing down the wall between field and fans. Also: the data says a toilet bowl toss is as good as a double or diving grab #LetsGoOakland

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Shelter in place order until we can get this kitty to their home!

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If a sentence doesn’t have squonk in it I don’t really know why I’m spending my time reading it ❤️❤️❤️

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Dispatch from Ogden — Dispatches from Raimondi Donuts & Death & Dinosaurs by Joe Horton

My dispatch on the road from @oaklandballers.bsky.social thrilling playoff foe Ogden, on donuts & death & dinosaurs, or why love and baseball matter most when we can’t see them #LetsGoOakland

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B’s superfan Dan Silvert and @oaklandballers.bsky.social superman @caseypratt.bsky.social
are making this happen. I’m getting another B’s tattoo as part of the slate of players, coaches, and front office crew talking Ballers news live. Trophy in attendance too. Join us TOMORROW!

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