Group launches Oakland Ballers professional baseball team By NBC Bay Area staff • Published November 28, 2023 • Updated on November 28, 2023 at 7:49 pm NBC Universal, Inc.

Living right across the street from a baseball stadium that materialized in barely two months, Diego is now watching Oakland Ballers history from her home. She's still a little shocked by it all.

(Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Baseball fans watch a fly ball during the Oakland Ballers game against the San Jose Giants in the fourth inning during the “Battle of the Bay 2.0” at Excite ...

David Kyriacou, a former Bishop O’Dowd High baseball star, participates in the Oakland Ballers open tryout, Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Laney College in Oakland, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area ...

It's called the “Battle of the Bay 2.0." The Oakland Ballers and the San Jose Giants are set to face off on Wednesday as they reimagine a beloved Bay Area baseball tradition.

“The Battle of the Bay 2.0, at its core, is a celebration of Bay Area baseball fans and the history of baseball in this region,” said Ben Taylor, president of the San José Giants. Pitcher Derrick ...