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 dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/disp...

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!

Meet new @oaklandballers.bsky.social outfielder Zion Bannister! From the Bahamas to the B's, he's bringing energy and persistence to a team that has the passion and pride to match. Melissa Singh has our latest 2026 player profile #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/bs-p...

The man, the myth, the meats: meet @oaklandballers.bsky.social celebrity vendor and Town treasure @mayorofoakland.bsky.social in our first 2026 profile from Melody Martins. His goal is to turn a "new fan into a fan for life," and there’s nobody better dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/meet...

We get asked all the time what @oaklandballers.bsky.social players do in the offseason, so our last Dispatch of 2025 from Anthony Brooks checks in with Chenar Brown to see what he’s doing to get ready for summers at Raimondi #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/on-t...

The many journeys home of fan favorite and returning @oaklandballers.bsky.social champ Esai Santos, who meets the moment being his best self, in an immersive profile by Roberto Santiago #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/esai...

Your year-end holiday update on the @oaklandballers.bsky.social busy offseason! Nick Clementi has his next deep dive into the new B’s players and what to expect in a bright 2026 #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/good...

Who watches Home Alone? Who cuts down his own tree? Who celebrates with seafood? 'Tis the offseason for a Very Baller Holiday edition as Chris Drue catches up with @oaklandballers.bsky.social players Gabe Tanner, Esai Santos, and new B Zion Bannister dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/a-ve...

Meet new @oaklandballers.bsky.social signing Chenar Brown! Making his pro debut at Raimondi, he works to keep the faith, stay patient, and give everything to the game. Melissa Singh has our latest 2026 player preview #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/brow...

Mission accomplished! @oaklandballers.bsky.social VP @caseypratt.bsky.social superfan @dawnpieper.bsky.social volunteers & West Oakland neighbors rescued our B's kitty family. Mayor Mike and Esai will be adoptable soon, and Kelsie's safely back at Raimondi dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/our-...

Update! "Esai" has finally been found and safely reunited with his whole Raimondi kitty family. New pics and deets as the @oaklandballers.bsky.social rescue train rolls on in West Oakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/our-...

The @oaklandballers.bsky.social have a history helping their animal friends. Superfan Dawn and the volunteers at Full Circle Cats have the latest and closest to home, a Raimondi rescue story #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/our-...

Our profile of how patient zero and employee No. 1–Assistant GM, broadcaster, wearer of every B’s hat Tyler Petersen–came to join the @oaklandballers.bsky.social. Dispatches writer Chris Rodriguez has the story of the experiment that worked #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/expe...

Official I Peaked at 17 photo #xfiles #GillianAnderson

Your busy B's are signing and scouting apace this offseason, and Nick Clementi gives your first deep dive into the new players and what to expect from the @oaklandballers.bsky.social championship defense in 2026 #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/offs...

The Pioneer League wasn't the only championship won at Raimondi Park this fall--Alec MacDonald gives us a roundup of the youth baseball calling West Oakland home as it builds the @oaklandballers.bsky.social of the future #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/yout...

Our first preview of the 2026 @oaklandballers.bsky.social squad! Meet new pitcher Grant Manning, who talks to B’s beat writer Chris Drue about returning to his East Bay roots, game routines, and a love of Uncrustables #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/mann...

Trains on trains on @bart.gov

An early Thanksgiving @oaklandballers.bsky.social Ballunteer gathering with Helping Others Win in West Oakland. Food, fellowship, and learning how to be a blessing (or at least look like a B’s player) #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/be-a...

When your @lastdivebar.bsky.social Scrappy the Rally Possum bobblehead is possum-approved ✅✅✅

ICYMI—join Dispatches from Raimondi covering your @oaklandballers.bsky.social with tons of access and visibility. Gain professional journalism experience and be a part of the ever-growing B’s fan-ily! #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/join-dispatches

Oakland doesn’t need saving because there are people saving it every day. The latest Dispatch building a school yard with the @oaklandballers.bsky.social, Eat.Learn.Play and Kaboom! on the rainiest day #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/oakl...

BIG NEWS for Dispatches from Raimondi! We are partnering with the @oaklandballers.bsky.social to build the Ballers’ beat coverage with new access and reporting powered by YOU. Read this note from our B’s founders and join us! dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/buil...

A kids’ baseball camp in the morning and a movie for all on the big board at night—why there’s no @oaklandballers.bsky.social offseason for gathering community at Raimondi Park #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/on-t...

@ halloween

Happy Halloween from this family of nuts

Past, present, and future of Oakland and the Coliseum with the @oaklandroots.bsky.social, @oaklandballers.bsky.social, @oakland68sofficial.bsky.social and the new Oakland Sports Group, and why nostalgia without hunger isn’t Town style #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/putt...

Anything in a helmet #OaklandBallers

On the @oaklandballers.bsky.social joyous Town parade 36 years due, how the haters went home early, and why it’s good to be the champ #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/its-...

A final signoff from a beloved voice of the @oaklandballers.bsky.social, the inimitable @nevadacullen.bsky.social. We talk Magic 8 Ball, Gollum voice, pho deliveries & birthday walk-offs, and what the season’s championship is to The Town #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/meet...

Oakland baseball forever #LetsGoOakland

Your @oaklandballers.bsky.social won the championship in The Town and started a party 36 years the making. Now there's no telling when it will stop #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/for-...

Your @oaklandballers.bsky.social turned a city park into a baseball gem and built a home for everybody. The team can win a championship tonight at Raimondi in West Oakland. Why the joy of this season belongs to all of us #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/win-...

Know your foe CHAMPIONSHIP edition with the Idaho Falls Chukars! Your @oaklandballers.bsky.social must win tonight. It all comes down to this. Come out to Raimondi Park and be loud! #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/know...

It's do-or-die Game 3 tonight for our @oaklandballers.bsky.social and I asked all you fans and Raimondi celebrities why the B's will win and you brought the facts and the funny (and some good luck!) #LetsGoOakland Got more? Give them to me here! dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/why-...

Know your @oaklandballers.bsky.social PLAYOFF foe, the Ogden Raptors! Players to watch, Jurassic Park dinos to dig, a diabetic alert dog to love. Plus a Utah street too wild for Al Capone and a classic scene from The Sandlot. Series TONIGHT #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/know...

I cheated

The Best (of the) Season--the best moments in the stands of the @oaklandballers.bsky.social record-breaking year. Geese flyovers, dance parties, superheroes, music videos & fostered possums. Catch up and join us; playoffs start Thursday! #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/best...

Truly honored that we got to say “Play Ball” on Fan Appreciation day for our beloved @oaklandballers.bsky.social #LetsGoOakland

Get to know the @oaklandballers.bsky.social foe for the final homestand of the year, the Great Falls Voyagers! We've got UFO royalty, baseball-loving aliens, zombie attacks, Pedro Martinez, Lewis and Clark, and grandma beauty pageants #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/know...

Meet the fan-ily! “Big Dipper” mom Kristy Colyer talks being a screamer/hand-wringer in the stands, the @oaklandballers.bsky.social keeping Town baseball alive, and getting an eye roll from James for doing this interview #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/meet...

Dispatch from Marysville: an @oaklandballers.bsky.social complete game win, seeing all sides of yourself, and the team the Town built for itself the hard way #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/disp...

Overheard at Raimondi this late August: the @oaklandballers.bsky.social going for the best record, ever, plus mermaids, on a trip with Bill Withers, making out with Rob Lowe, and perhaps the @oakland68sofficial.bsky.social new *jam* #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/over...

Sunday B’sDay #LetsGoOakland #OaklandBallers

An interview with super artist @guysliwinski.bsky.social on his work with everyone that makes Oakland and the East Bay so great: @oaklandballers.bsky.social @oaklandish.bsky.social @lastdivebar.bsky.social @capeandcowl.bsky.social @rideact.bsky.social dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/meet...

Get to know the @oaklandballers.bsky.social rivals for this homestand, the Boise Hawks! We've got parachuting beavers, potatoes galore, a Wendy’s Baconator™ alter ego, and a 1976 Boise A's rookie named Rickey Henderson... #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/know...

The latest from the road with the @oaklandballers.bsky.social in Colorado, a third inning in the booth with @nevadacullen.bsky.social, and what you learn from losing bad and winning a lot #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/disp...

Did a little advance work for the B’s visit to CO when they take on the Rocky Mountain Vibes this week #OaklandBallers #LetsGoOakland

Get to know the @oaklandballers.bsky.social rivals for this week’s homestand, the High Wheelers! We’ve got the Donner Party, Hocus Pocus bullies, a whipping post, benches clearing & the best rivalry in the league. It’s #BayVsButtes Round 2! #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/know...

July at Raimondi! A first half @oaklandballers.bsky.social championship, a dog rescue, and what was overheard in the stands at Star Wars, Parks and Rec, Halloween, golf and Grateful Dead nights and many more #LetsGoOakland dispatchesfromraimondi.com/stories/over...