built by oakland. >> all right, ballers, let's go >> built for oakland. >> right now the oakland ballersre playing a home game. it is is over on our sister station pix plus. >>> that is a great option for folks who just can not make it out to friday night home games this summer. while the stadium holds 4,000 people, that is not counting the neighbors in west oakland who are watching from their comfort of their home. susan diego lives across the street from the park. she is shocked it came together so quickly. >> when they first started i could not understand what they were doing. then bleachers went up. my mind was blown. i had no idea. my mind could not visualize what was going to happen here. >> now, as the new team in the town, the ballers are working with a popular local clothing line to design all of their new gear. reporting on the proud oakland company with the new mission to spread ballers pride throughout the bay area. >> this is one of our bestselling designs. >> angela has called oakland home for more than 30 years. she is the ceo and creative director of oaklandish. a company

oakland ballers. yep. that's the new independent minor league team that begins here at home in west oakland. tonight. we are live a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! it's your time to cash in. so don't just play. stay... at northern california's premier casino resort. book your getaway now at cachecreek.com. tonight we're talking smiles and optimism. a new era for baseball in oakland. so fun. opening night for the oakland ballers. that's the new independent minor league team. of course. nbc bears velena jones is live fr

>> the ballers welcome fans at their new ballpark in oakland. but it is not just people in the bleachers getting a view of the action. how the people who live in the neighborhood are getting a front row seat. >>> and straight ahead in sports, the giants deep in the heart of texas against a familiar face and the bats were en fuego on >>> the oakland ballers are settling into their new home in west oakland and neighbors are getting a feel of what it is like to have a pro team in their own backyard. wilson walker was at the team's home opener where it turn out you don't even need to be in the bleacher to have a great seat. >> when they first started i couldn't understand what they were doing. then these bleachers went up and i just, my mind was just blown. i had no idea. it was like my mind couldn't visualize what was going to happen here. >> reporter: right across the street from a baseball stadium, that materialized in barely two months. susan diego is watching oakland baller's history from her home. and she is still a little shocked by it all. >

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the first home game for the oakland ballers. oakland's new professional baseball team.hey'll play at raymond park on wood street. and it's been a big effort to get the field ready in a hurry for tonight. >> yeah. here is a live view of the field from sky seven. tonight's game is sold out. >> everyone's excited about this. abc seven news sports anchor casey pratt starts off our team coverage. he is live at the game tonight. casey >> yeah, dan and ama. it is hot out here. i can confirm from the previous stories maybe a suit wasn't the best decision, but it is getting packed here at raymond park. the historic home opener for the oakland ballers would you believe that in march, they actually started construction on this baseball facility? a field in which you couldn't even play little league games because of the conditions they bet on oakland. they started before final approvals in the span of a couple months. they got this ballpark ready for baseball. they expect 4100 fans here. it's going to be a sellout crowd. and just before we did this hit, i caught up with kelsey whit

all right, bob >>ballers. a new pro >>baseball >>team. >>bill. >>pay >>oakland >>ballers. let's >>go. >>4. oakland a new chapter of baseball starts today. in oakland, just a few hours from now, the ballers or the bees. will play in front of their home crowd at raymond e. park for the 1st time ever. 1st. pitch is at 645. tonight against the yolo high wheelers. oakland mayor sheng thao says. after all the hard work that's gone into building this new field. she's excited for the city to have a new team. to cheer on. oakland has some of the best fans on earth. and that's right. and this is what this is how the magic happens. this is proof that when you invest funds into it when you invest your hard work and sweat into it, anything can happen. the newly renovated stadium at raymond e. park is in a neighborhood undergoing a dramatic transformation of its own. it once was home to oakland's largest homeless. camp that was cleared about a year ago. the ballers have spent 1.6 0 0 upgrading it, wilson walker has a closer look at what fans will experience. from security. to parking. y

. >> the ballers launched a new chapter of baseball in oakland and now you can watch them on friday nights. their first televised game starts in a half hour on pix+. we are live at raimondi park whether you're watching their home runs from your tv, the stands, or your porch, how neighborhood baseball is really taking root in this part of the town. >> i can't tell you how joyous it is to come here and see this many people in my neighborhood. >>> we are live at raimondi park, first pitch of the oakland ballers first friday night game on pix+ is just 30 minutes away. weather is fantastic. we'll see if we keep that going into the weekend in the forecast. >>> student housing moving forward at the historic site of berkeley's free speech movement, the next steps for people's park and what it means for the campus housing crunch. >> it's pretty difficult to find housing here. >> we see this as a win/win. >> it's not over till it's over. >>> he's a d-day veteran and bay area tiktok star who captured hearts around the world. we see papa jake's star power in action on his trip to france. >>> this is c

oakland ballers a happy opening day. she added. congratulations to oakland's newest pro sports team. team bonta will be cheering you on and some businesses already celebrating the ballers almanac taproom in alameda announced a collaboration with the team. the taproom released ballers love hazy ipa, which can be found right there at raymond park in west oakland for the entire season. >> we want the heart of our city to beat strong again. >> the mission to bring back san francisco's downtown coming to a head. how the mayor's recent proposal aims to bring in more tourism to the city, and a theatrical staple in san francisco offers a new, delicious twist. at club fugazi is teaming up with some top san francisco restaurants to bring new a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at n

>>that's the sound of oakland baseball. oakland ballers baseball. >>fans >>rooted in the community cheering on more than just a new team. thorsen is 1 of them. even with the a's leaving nina's not giving up on her love of baseball in the community. >>we don't care for the team. we cheer for the city. so it works. fine. we'll just move it over to the ballers. it's nope. problem. >>doing so as part of the 68th. a group of oakland baseball fans, she's been a part of 4 years >>hanging out with the drummers. since 2009. 2010, >>the group was part of the landscape at open age games. supporting their team for years. >>i was playing tambourine and then they would give me a drum when someone was going off to get a beer, which happens from time to time. i learned from jorge leon, who is the president of the open, 68. but let's go, baby. we started with the oakland nation a's in 2017. 20 knowing each other since 2000. 31. where the drummers in the bag waivers. support our community. >>they support a new team in oakland, one rooted in heart and soul. >>sports r

ready for the oakland ballers to play. the question is, are the ballers ready for them? it's down to the wire at raymond park. >> you can see that there's literally still cranes and drills and metal being cut and murals being hung, where the oakland ballers will play their home opener in west oakland a couple of months ago, this was a public park that i mean, it's still a public park, but it was a public park that was essentially on unusable. >> the team's motto is built by oakland, and it really is built by oakland. the team sharing posts online of volunteers, building lockers and hanging mirrors. >> it's been really amazing just to see the outpouring of support to make this happen, including deputy mayor doctor kimberly mayfield picking up trash for the sold out game on tuesday. >> volunteers like harold shields are setting up concessions. >> owns this team. this organization is incredibly important to the city of oakland, and so it's all hands on deck there may still be some things left undone in time for the home opener, but ready or not, these seats will be filled w

built by oakland. >> all right, ballers, let's go. >> built for oakland. >> all right.e look atraimondi park in oakland a place of a lot of excitement this weekend in the city of oakland. the newest baseball team the ballers have introduced themselves to the fans by playing their first games at home and tonight, the ballers will be back in action. against the yolo high wheelers. but you have that option to watch it on our sister station, pix+ 44 cable 12. that will start at 6:30. we are bringing you all the friday night home games through the end of august. and so from the actual raimondi park in oakland over to our virtual set here, where we also get to enjoy raimondi park. and the view with our virtual set. >> yeah. and we've got our jerseys on and ready to go for tonight shawn. and tonight's game does come after a lot of excitement yesterday. last night's game was actually tied up at 8 apiece after nine innings but instead of extra innings the game was decided by a home run derby. so take a look. hubbard went deep on back-to-back swings to give the ballers a walkoff

well, if you are an oakland ballers game at an oakland ballers game, you won't go thirsty.lmanac beer introduced its new ballers love hazy ipa on social media today. the company says it is collaborating with the team and will be selling its beer inside raymond park for the entire season. almanac is based in the east bay, with locations in alameda and west oakland, right near the ballpark. >> well, the oakland roots and oakland soul soccer teams are getting ready for a doubleheader this coming weekend. the teams went out there on the field today to at their practice facility in alameda. players from both teams say this is really a great opportunity for soccer fans to see professional games in person or on television . >> you get to see us girls play on a really big platform. that's almost pretty much the same as the roots. so for any little boy or girl who wants to play at the level that we are, they can look up to us and come see us play for us. >> it's another fantastic opportunity to prove ourselves and to continue to build. so we're looking forward to it. >> all right. s

it is ballers baseball in oakland and it is beautiful.it's the yolo high rollers tonight hanging with the ballers and again, breaking new ground as we will televise this one at 6:30 on our sister station pix+ 44 cable 12. i just wonder if it will match the same tension that we had last night. now in this pioneer league there is no extra innings. so they go to a knockout round. each team selects one player to hit as many homers as they can before five outs. yolo high rollers had hit just one. so all dondrei hubbard needed was two to twin and it took hubbard two swings to end it. so on a season of firsts, the ballers got their first ever knockout round win. this telecast tonight, if it's anything as good as how last night's game ended, man, we're up for some kind of a show, right? >> yeah. last night we got the win and a knockout they call it, no extra-inning game. it's a home run contest against their guy and our guy and we won it. hopefully we'll win it before that happens. the fans like that. i know the fans don't mind it. i can do it in

a's for the oakland ballers.he town's newest team held its first ever home opener at raimondi all. >> 100 plus a's games from the time i >> huge ballers fan already very love having a local team for oakland like it's hayes who like this is like the one time i think everybody's in one location not thinking about days, not thinking about john fisher, relocation, your thinking facebook. the ball are sold out the 4,000 seat ballpark. the line to get in grass around the players greeted fans of the door handing out really tells the a's playing at the same time down the road. the mayor saying it's their loss. we might actually have more fence and they do right now. but that's ok, they they have the coliseum. and we on the before the first pitch, the co-founders of the team. thank community for volunteering and bringing the park to life. this is really a team effort. the whole community came out to make this happen and i'm proud of yeah. the last touches going on minutes, hours before the game. i mean, really finishing u

will be the home to the oakland ballers.help of volunteers, well, the ballers turned this neglected neighborhood park into a 4000 seat stadium ready for first pitch. >> raymond park is just not a park. it has really rich history from baseball greats like frank robinson and curt flood perfecting, you know, their swings, their throws, their pitches right here on this very ground. >> the press box went into place over the weekend. the p.a. system and scoreboard got wired up just yesterday. by the way, that sold out game starts in just a little bit at 635 tonight. >> that ballpark is looking good. >> i know it does look great. >> yeah. the mad dash to the finish line to prep the field and get everything ready inspired a lot of helping hands. >> yeah, our crystal bailey stopped by to tell us more about how they were able to get the park all ready for tonight's game. >> it's down to the wire at raymond park. you can see that there's literally still cranes and drills and metal being cut and murals being hung, where the oakland ball

and it's opening night for the oakland ballers. a reason to smile in west oakland. good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai, the a's and the b's are both playing tonight in oakland. there's a good chance that the ballers, the minor league team, might outdraw the athletics. we'll take it to the ballpark in just a moment. we start, though, with our microclimate weather alert, triple digit temperatures in parts of the bay area. it's going to be another hot one tomorrow. and you know this. when the temperature rises is the fire. danger also rises. fire crews getting and actually keeping close eyes on our dry hills. our sky ranger was overhead today in the foothills of the east bay. you see that those used to be green foothills. it is now brown. it was also hot enough in san francisco, our sky ranger seeing a lot of people down below, getting in some beach time. this is crissy field, baker beach and ocean beach also had some nice crowds. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. okay, as predicted as forecasted, it's hot. what are you seeing tonight a

before >>the the baller. a new program. >>baseball >>team. >>build >>paok >>oakland >>ballers.et's go 4. oakland >>twins. >>newest baseball team, the ballers are back in action tonight to play their 4th game at raymond a park against the yellow high wheelers. but if you can't make it, no problem, you can watch the game on our sister station pix plus 44 cable 12 and starts at 630. we will bring you all the friday night home games through the end of august. so tonight's game comes after a lot of excitement yesterday. last night's game was tied at 8 apiece after 9 innings, but instead of extra innings get this, the game was decided by a home run derby. so take a look. look at dondre hubbard. he went deep on back to back swings to give the ballers a walk off win against the high wheelers. oakland's record is now 9 and 6 as they head into tonight's game, but before all of that fun came from history at raimondi park picture kelsie whitmore became the 1st woman to start a game in pioneer league history with more went 3 innings and allowed 2 earned runs last night. it's a really inspir

ballers will play their home opener in west oakland a couple of months ago.public park that i mean, it's still a public park, but it was a public park that was essentially on unusable. >> while the team's motto is built by oakland and it really is built by oakland, the team sharing posts online of volunteers, building lockers and hanging mirrors. it's been really amazing just to see the outpouring of support to make this happen, including deputy mayor doctor kimberly mayfield picking up trash for the sold out game on tuesday. volunteers like harold shields are setting up concessions. >> this team, this organization is incredibly important to the city of oakland. and so it's all hands on deck. >> there may still be some things left undone in time for the home opener, but ready or not, these seats will be filled with 4000 screaming fans all cheering on the oakland ballers. >> it's not going to be perfect, but it's going to be beautiful. >> the ballers have been working to make raymond park special, not just for their major league pro team, but for the community

>>ballers. a new pro >>baseball >>team. >>to oakland. >>alright, ballers, let's >>go >>four oakland >>sarah baseball's in the way in west oakland. the ballers will hit the diamond 1. again. tonight after thousands of fans came out to watch the 1st ever game ever monday, park the ballers weren't able to pull off the victory last night against the yellow high wheelers, but that didn't put a damper on the fun for the sold out crowd. the same 2 teams will hit the field once again tonight at 635. $35. the ballers facility in west oakland is undergone an incredible dress, formacion in just a matter of months. our john ramos has the story of early raimondi. and how the park came to bear his name. when the oakland ballers chose raymond e park. to be there. home field they wanted their brand new team to benefit from the roots of the past. >>mighty park is 1 of the most historical municipal parks in the world. it's got a deep history, the more that we've learned about it, the more rich that history is >>created in 1911 as west oakland park. it was

. >> but first, the oakland ballers. raymond park is coming together in time for the team's inaugural home opener. how the team was able to ensure the park would be built by oakland a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! it's your time to cash in. so don't just play. stay... at northern california's premier casino resort. book your getaway now at cachecreek.com. in december of last year, the parks foundation teamed up with cyclists to raise enough money for the project. mount diablo state park officials said the turnouts have the potential to

ballers will play their home opener in west oakland a couple of months ago.it's still a public park, but it was a public park that was essentially on unusable. >> while the team's motto is built by oakland and it really is built by oakland, the team sharing posts online of volunteers, building lockers and hanging mirrors. >> it's been really amazing just to see the outpouring of support to make this happen, including deputy mayor doctor kimberly mayfield picking up trash for the sold out game on tuesday. >> volunteers like harold shields are setting up concessions. >> this team, this organization is incredibly important to the city of oakland. and so it's all hands on deck. >> there may still be some things left undone in time for the home opener, but ready or not, these seats will be filled with 4000 screaming fans all cheering on the oakland ballers. >> it's not going to be perfect, but it's going to be beautiful. >> all the ballers have been working to make raymond park special, not just for the minor league pro team, but for the community who will be able

the home of the oakland ballers.uple was one of the first families to move in on their block in 2020. the challenges from the pandemic made it difficult to rebuild momentum here. >> it's just really exciting for the neighborhood. and there's a lot of energy that's come back in the last couple of months that wasn't here. >> reporter: but since the ballers announced they would play nearby, the impact was immediate. andrew and bill wouldn't say they're diehard baseball fans but do love the chance to spend time with friends at home games. the close proximity to the bs may change how often they get to see a game in-person though. >> probably go a few times this summer. >> a month. >> yeah. month? [ laughter ] wow. all right. new baseball fans. >> reporter: not only has the team changed their view on the game, but also their long-term plans in the bay area. the couple considered moving out of their current home around this time last year. >> yes, we are. we actually -- we talked about it and we're going to stick it out and

>>all right, bob >>ballers. >>a new pro >>baseball team. >>bill >>pay >>oakland ballers. let's go >>4 >>oakland >>hold tonight to a packed house is expected to mandate field in oakland for the ballers 1st friday night at home game and the fans got to treat last night. last night's game was tied 88 after 9 innings, but instead of extra innings, the game was decided. by a home run derby. take a look at >>this, >>dondre hubbert went deep on back to back swings to give the ballers a walk off win against the yolo high wheelers. oakland's record is now 9 and 6. the home crowd also got to see history being made last night. that's picture kelsie whitmore. she became the 1st woman to ever start a game in the pioneer league, and fans headed to raymond park tonight or anytime this summer will find some tasty baseball classics. marine ayyoub spoke with the owner of the athletic club oakland who is teaming up with the ballers. for miles every day at his sports >>bar >>is fueled by his passion for sports. athletic club. oakland is a haven for sports lovers >>in >>the >>bed >>and baseba

and i really think the ballers are coming from a great place and want to invest in oakland, invest in west oakland and really care about what happens here in oakland. so we want to support them. >> reporter: oaklandish does not take their responsibility lightly, spreading ballers pride for the city they owe everything to. >>> let's give you another live look outside raimondi park where first pitch is scheduled in about an hour and a half. you can watch the game here tonight if you're not headed to the ballpark, pix+ 44 cable 12 at 6:30. we'll bring you all the friday night home games through the end of august. >>> still ahead, cheers and thank yous for a d-day veteran affectionately known as papa jake, his hero's welcome as he visits france for d-day commemoration. >>> plus president biden marking d-day, his words for democracy and the current war between russia and ukraine. >>> later measuring the warming planet realtime, we meet the scientist behind this important work. - [narrator] behold the new churro twists at round table pizza, our most decadent dessert, baked in a flurry of ci

the oakland ballers. mr.eremonial first hitter and the first home run in raymond park history, comes off the bat of deandre hubbard. high, deep and a low high two run jack in the first. but the ballers lose to the yolo high wheelers nine three with mandatory minicamp today. the 40 niners gave tailback christian mccaffrey a contract extension. cmc gets a raise and will now have an annual salary of $19 million, highest paid back in the league. the nfl offensive player of the year had two years added to his deal to keep him in red and gold through the 2027 season. >> you know, any time you sign an extension, obviously your individually really happy, but then you also have to think about the other guys on the team who have helped you get there and who are a big part of your individual success. so i've had nothing but an amazing experience in my time here, and i'm really fired up that i'm staying. >> conspicuous by his absence, receiver brandon aiyuk, who wants an extension as well, aiyuk is looking for wide recei

opening night didn't go in the way of oakland ballers fans, but it was a huge win for the community and for professional baseball in oakland . if you ask the sellout crowd of 4100 people at raymond park, this couple gave up their a's season tickets a few years ago. i see you already swapped out the gear. >> yeah, i mean, got to be fully representing. i think this might have been the first ballers cap off the line. >> this group of friends brought their talents from the coliseum tailgate to the ballers parking lot. >> we wanted to come support the ballers because they're going to be supporting our community team fan group, the oakland 68, which led the self movement to send a message to the a's owner to stay in oakland, finally got the opening day. >> they always look forward to obviously with the with with the other team trying to move, we didn't really get that holiday this year. >> so today this is a holiday for us and this is a good one because this team actually wants to be here. >> oakland rapper mistah fab had the honor of being the first at bat mayor shengtao also cheered on the

the oakland ballers.west team held its first ever home opener at raimondi park. >> 100 plus a's games from the time i >> huge ball is fan already. very love having a local team for oakland like it's hayes who like this is like the one time i think everybody's in one location not thinking about days, not thinking about john fisher, relocation, your thinking facebook. the bowlers sold out of 4,000 seat ballpark. the line to get in grass around the players greeted fans of the door handing out really tells the a's playing at the same time down the road. the mayor saying it's their loss. we might actually have more fence and they do right now. but that's okay. they they have the coliseum and we on the before the first pitch, the co-founders of the team. thank community for volunteering and bringing the park to life. this is really a team effort. the whole community came out to make this happen and i'm proud of yeah. the last touches going on minutes hours before the game. i mean, really finishing up staff hour

the oakland ballers are coming. their opening day is tomorrow. >> yeah, you can say the bay area is absolutely buzzing for the debut of the oakland ballers. they're going to play at raimondi park for the first time on tuesday. unlike some expansion teams that struggle, the ballers have a 7-5 record to begin the year. and they enter the home ep opener with four straight wins. the ballers hitters might have a hard time leaving colorado springs after they scored 90 runs in six games. for this season, oakland is averaging just under ten runs per game that. is third most in the pioneer league. as for the pitching, relever brody is the only bay area -- on the roster. >> i was getting ready to give up baseball, and then i threw a few bullpen, threw a few live abs and realized like i got something in the tank. >> reporter: brody will show what he still has for the ballers. the martinez enative went to alhambra and pitched at sf state in college. being close to family is a big priority. >> my mother actually has ms, so it's

a new pro baseball team built by oakland. >> all right, baller, let's ego. >> built for oakland. >> tonight is a new beginning for oakland sports fans. over the past decade, the city has lost its professional sports teams from the warriors to the raiders and then the a's. but this evening was different, and i saw it firsthand when i joined the fans at raimondi park for the oakland ballers home opener. it was so much fun. check this out. you could really feel the excitement in the air, and it is only fitting that bay area rap legend mister fab was there to throw out the first pitch. you know, the stands were packed with 4,200 tickets sold, sold-out. at the same time, the a's played just eight miles away in a series against the seattle mariners to a crowd of 5,600 fans. well, our kelsi thorud was at tonight's ballers game where longtime oakland residents told her this was something really special. >> reporter: well, it was a sold-out home opener for the oakland ballers, and the fans were all in. we spoke with so many people who were excited to have this team ein their town, including one man

>>all right, bob >>ballers. >>a new pro >>baseball team. >>bill. >>pay >>oakland ballers. let's go >>4. >>oakland >>oh, baseball on deck. weird. counting down. to the oakland ballers bay area debut, oakland, his baseball team will play in front of their home crowd for the 1st time. in a monday >>park >>at 1st pitch is at 635. tonight against the yellow high wheelers and crews have been working all around the clock to get that field ready for tonight's game. the team's owners raised 1.6 0 0 to turn the historic monday. park in west oakland into a 4000. seat stadium. oakland's mayor sheng thao, joined city leaders at the ballpark today. all the celebrate the new team. and a major transformation. in that neighborhood. >>oakland has some of the best fans on earth. that's right. and this is what this is how the magic happens, people from outside of oakland say what? oakland, oakland, as can have, and cannot have. hope in some small way. this project. with this project, our actions speak louder than their words. >>owner paul friedman says he hopes the ballers can lead a revival

built by oakland. >> all right, ballers, let's go. >> built for oakland. >> okay.t is time for another game on this friday at raimondi park. we are looking live in oakland where their home will host yet another game. the place for a lot of excitement this week and of course in the weeks to come with oakland's newest baseball team the ballers. who have been introduced to all of us the fans by playing their first home games here in -- raimondi park. and tonight, the ballers will be back in action to play their fourth game at that venue against the yolo high wheelers. but if you can't make it. no problem. you can watch the game on our sister station, that's pix+ 44 cable 12. starting at 6:30. we will bring you all of the friday night home games through the end of august. and so as we go live from raimondi park to a virtual raimondi park here on our virtual celt it's always great the show this off. tonight's game is going to come with a lot of excitement. yesterday, at last night's game, they were tied 8-8 after nine innings but instead of extra innings, the game was d

the oakland ballers. mr.hitter and the first home run in raymond park history, comes off the bat of deandre hubbard. high, deep and a low high two run jack in the first. but the ballers lose to the yolo high wheelers nine three with mandatory minicamp today. the 40 niners gave tailback christian mccaffrey a contract extension. cmc gets a raise and will now have an annual salary of $19 million, highest paid back in the league. the nfl offensive player of the year had two years added to his deal to keep him in red and gold through the 2027 season. >> you know, any time you sign an extension, obviously your individually really happy, but then you also have to think about the other guys on the team who have helped you get there and who are a big part of your individual success. so i've had nothing but an amazing experience in my time here, and i'm really fired up that i'm staying. >> conspicuous by his absence, receiver brandon aiyuk, who wants an extension as well, aiyuk is looking for wide receiver one money th

we are just about an hour now from the oakland ballers first ever game in front of a home crowd. >> that's right. the fans are starting to file in. let's get out to juliette goodrich. jules, how is the atmosphere out there? >> reporter: well, it is festive, the gates are open. i've made it in my career when i have an exclusive interview with? >> hal, the hot dog game guy. >> reporter: if you don't know this infamous person, let me have you explain. you came here to support the ballers, but you're just a long-time athletics fan or were? >> i was held as the hot dog guy for six years, slinging dogs. getting the crowd amped. after i heard they were out of there, you know, i retired from that, but i had to pull out the old steamer and the stripes to support my team. my new team. >> reporter: hal, the hot dog guy. how the heck do you think this came about and how do you feel about it? >> it came about because oakland deserves it, you know? oakland is a great sports community. it has amazing fans. i've seen it all across the country. you know, they deserve a team and they deserve a place to chan

. 4000 people at the ballers game in west oakland.ople at the coliseum, a's and mariners. that guys just working on that laptop. bottom of the third inning, oakland's abraham toro with the rbi single. zack gelof is going to come around to score. the a's were still down in this game, though. 3 to 1 mariners pitcher george kirby just too strong. he had nine strikeouts. mike max schumann goes down swinging here. a's lose 4 to 3 in arizona. now the slumping giants against the diamondbacks. giants are in a bit of trouble here. seventh inning lourdes gurriel jr a two run double into the corner there. and it. karen's right arizona had a 7 to 2 lead. now in the eighth inning the giants did make some noise. mike yastrzemski comes up and smokes a three run homer right there. it was the three run game. but that's as close as the giants got. giants lose it 8 to 5. it's their sixth straight loss. big news for the 49ers christian mccaffrey isn't going anywhere today. the niners star running back was at that mandatory minicamp. you see him there in

i have to work. >> the bay area is buzzing about all this, the debut of the oakland ballers playing ataimondi park the first time tuesday and unlike some expansion teams, they aren't struggling in year one. they own a 7-5 record and enter the home opener with four straight wins, which is very impressive. the ballers' hitters might have a hard time leaving colorado springs after they scored 90 runs in six games. for the season oakland is averaging just under ten runs per game. that's the third most in the pioneer league. as for the pitching, reliever brody aglete is the only bay area native on the roster, grew up in martinez and is excited to pitch in front of friends and family. >> i was getting ready to give up baseball. then i threw a few bullpens and realized i still got something in the tank. >> brody will show what he still has for the ballers. the martinez native will to alhambra and pitched at sf state in college. being close to family is a big priority. >> my mother actually has ms, so it's kind of hard for her to move around and kind of hard to get her out of the house, kind o

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the oakland bs. >> let's go ballers! >> the name was hilarious. i mean, you know, the "a" team to the "b" team. the ballers, very exciting. >> reporter: leonard says the bs may be a smaller team than the a's, but for oakland baseball fans like himself, they have become way more important. >> i think they've already done more in terms of building up oakland than the a's did in whatever -- how many years they were here. so looking for a good time. >> reporter: the bs kicked off their season in front of a soldout crowd. the energy inside the stadium was palpable. leonard told us this may be his first bs game, but like his first a's game all those years ago, it's definitely not going to be his last. >> those of us here in the east bay, especially if you are an oakland native, come on down. it's got a good product here. and you will have a good time. >> you know, you can just feel the energy at that staid -- rearena. through the screen even. so cool. and it's -- really like it's professional baseball. but it's of course a lower level than the a's. but

lot to talk about with the oakland ballers today.ut first, we are in first alert weather mode today and temperatures are expected to hit triple digits in some inland areas today and overall just going to be hot. these hot conditions could increase the risk for wildfires and two we've been watching all morning and even since the weekend. crews continue to make progress on the corral fire. this one is south of tracy and it's the largest wildfire burning in california. and then there's a smaller one that broke out just east of livermore in the area of patterson pass and mid-way roads. we'll have much more on those fires in just a minute. >> all right, but first, let's take a live look outside on this tuesday morning. a heat advisory soon to go into effect for parts of the region. you see that beautiful sun there. it is going to bring the heat and earlier darren peck our first alert meteorologist mentioned that when skies are clear it equals heat. often at this time of year. >> we really have supposed to kind of wake up with that wet gra

let's go 4 oakland the oakland ballers are back in action. 2nd ever home game at raymond de park first pitch will be at 635 as they host the yolo high wheelers. it was an exciting time at their inaugural home opener last night. what you're looking at is bay area rap legend, mr fab, shaking things up a little bit. he didn't throw out a 1st pitch. he took a swing instead and delivered the 1st hit their at raymond e park. as for the actual game, it was the high wheelers who came out with the big bats and they got hot from the start the ballers would lose their home opener 9 to 3. but on the bright side stands. they were packed at raymond parks with 4200 tickets sold. on the right of your screen. that's raimondi park for the ballers on the left. same time. the aids played just 8 miles away in a series. series against the seattle mariners. 5600. fans there. almost 5000. raymond de park. the fact that those numbers are even so close together really tells quite a story. are kelsey 3rd was at last night's ballers game, where fans told her this was something special. >>leonard rossi was just 13

oakland ballers wrapped up game 3 of their first ever home stand against yolo high wheelers. tonight's game was a nail biter. >> reporter: it was exciting for a number of things. cover it in a moment. kelsie whitmore starting on the mound, it was settled in unique fashion. whitmore making the start tonight at . >> the game was tied 8-8 after 9 innings. instead of extra innings decided by a home run derby. oakland sent up hub around and with j.t. snow throwing to him, went deep on back to backswings to give the ballers a walkoff win. oakland's record 9-6. a unique way to settle a game. >> did you know that? no extra innings? >> no. you know, maybe the nfl can take a page out of this rule book. tied at the end of overtime, like a kickoff. >> all right, tonight, pitcher whitmore was the first woman to start in history. she has been playing ball since she was little as you would expect to get to this level. she hopes to inspire other little girls to follow in her footsteps. >> reporter: kelsie whitmore's love of baseball runs deep >> just the atmosphere, being on the field. i lov

. 4000 people at the ballers game in west oakland.bout 5600 people at the coliseum, a's and mariners. that guys just working on that laptop. bottom of the third inning, oakland's abraham toro with the rbi single. zack gelof is going to come around to score. the a's were still down in this game, though. 3 to 1 mariners pitcher george kirby just too strong. he had nine strikeouts. mike max schumann goes down swinging here. a's lose 4 to 3 in arizona. now the slumping giants against the diamondbacks. giants are in a bit of trouble here. seventh inning lourdes gurriel jr a two run double into the corner there. and it. karen's right arizona had a 7 to 2 lead. now in the eighth inning the giants did make some noise. mike yastrzemski comes up and smokes a three run homer right there. it was the three run game. but that's as close as the giants got. giants lose it 8 to 5. it's their sixth straight loss. big news for the 49ers christian mccaffrey isn't going anywhere today. the niners star running back was at that mandatory minicamp. you see h

team pride on display at the oakland ballers.irst ever home opener at raymond park in west oakland. it took a lot of work to get the park ready for play. >> yeah, the ballers didn't win the game, but they are hoping to win over the community with a long stretch of home games. >> some neighbors are voicing concerns about the traffic and the noise. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> it was a historic first pitch. the first ever home opener for the oakland ballers at raymond park, which brought out a sellout crowd. with all the fanfare inside the park, there were a few nearby residents who raised concerns over traffic and noise. >> i have to say, the noise wasn't that bad. i was expecting it to be a lot louder. i mean, there was a lot of foot traffic and car traffic right when the game started and probably like towards the end of the game. >> andrew kline reed lives across the street from the field. he fully supports the oakland ballers playing here, but he says he does understand his neighbors concerns. there wa

it's all connected to the oakland ballers, the city's new baseball team.the area of oakland. >> a live band performs at this inaugural night market to help west oakland get its groove back. it's really exciting what's happening in west oakland. >> it gets sometimes it gets a bad rap and it's nice, you know, when the whole community is together. >> the oakland ballers playing just steps away at raymond park, brought some fans to the night market before attending a game. >> oakland needs it. we need a good shot in the arm and this is providing it. >> almanac beer company is among 18 beverage and food vendors at the night market. it has a brick and mortar presence in alameda. the owner tells me he will soon open up shop at the new food hall. that is being built right behind its stand. the brewery will be the anchor tenant. i asked him if he had any safety concerns. >> the short answer is not really. >> we looked at this as nothing more than a place that really needs to have more resources, and so we wanted to be part of that. this is a restaurant, our restaur

the oakland ballers have an afternoon game, afternoon at 1:05. temperatures in the 60s. noticeable breeze, 15 to 20 miles per hour winds. layer up appropriately to stay warm throughout the course of the game. around 60 on the coast. low to mid-70s down the peninsula. for the santa clara valley, a mix of 70s and low 80s. farther inland in the east bay, tri-valley hits the middle portion of the 70s. farther east in the delta, temperatures in the low 0s by this afternoon. temperatures around the bay, mid-60s in san francisco. short of 70 in oakland. 70s to near 80 for much of the north bay including race weekend in sonoma. temperatures around 80 today and tomorrow. temperatures farther north, toastier but not as warm as yesterday. around 90 for cloverdale and clear lake. that is normally hot for this time of year. looking at the 10-day temperature outlook, baby heat wave monday, tuesday and wednesday. we will use livermore as the example. tuesday could approach the upper 90s in the tri-valley. that is a one day hot spell. we are talking about warm temperatures monday and we

i'm going to the oakland ballers game.ut i did want to come out here just to show love to people and show some support. oakland's a great baseball town. i wish uh- john fisher could pull. you know what? they'll figure out that we are a great baseball town. >> so you can hear it's a very emotional day for people. but one thing i really respect about this fan base and this a's fan community, nobody is telling anybody how to process what could be the loss of their favorite post sports team. they're not saying don't go inside. they're not saying don't go to the ballers game. they're saying do whatever you think is right in this moment and just enjoy it while it is still here. guys let's go open. >> lots of excitement as always casey pratt, we appreciate it. >> all right, well, let's move on to another sport in the north bay. start your engines. nascar weekend has arrived at sonoma raceway, and diehard fans from the bay area and beyond are certainly ready for it. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was there, and even caugh

the woman pitcher who took the mound and wowed the crowd for the oakland ballers.es >> good morning everybody. happy friday. it is june 7th. >> the oakland ballers are really doing it. >> yes. >> and we love to see making a name for themselves. right. >> and the fans are doing it in support. they are. that's what i like to see. i love it. >> back to reality today weather wise. here we go. average temperatures on the way this afternoon. it's nice to say that especially for those folks inland that have been dealing with that heat wave the past couple of days, our heat advisory is done. here's a big reason why the tam cam the fog is back. you know, that means cooler conditions are on the way. looking at skies right now, some patchy clouds over the city and oakland. clear skies for concord and san jose, but it is quite cloudy along the coast. half moon bay reporting those overcast skies. so right now we're mainly in the 50s from the city to oakland. 57 in san jose, right now we're at 59 in danville. some of our spots in the north bay, one of our colder mornings this we

ballers. a new pro baseball team. bill >>pay oakland >>ballers. >>let's >>go. 4 oakland >>oakland's newest baseball team, the ballers are ready to play in front of their home crowd for the 1st time first pitch is at 635. tonight against the yolo high wheelers. in the team's inaugural home opener tonight tonight, right? ramadi park has gone through a huge and beautiful transformation to be ready. and our sean chitnis reports neighbors are also seeing the benefits. they're seeing a change. because the ballers had the boldness to dream. >>yeah. >>a family walks for andrew and bill kline reed. have changed dramatically in just the past couple of >>months >>in their west oakland >>neighborhood. a lot better about where we live and decided to buy here and make this be our >>home. take the dog out. there is usually something new for them to spot at raymond e. park, the home of the oakland ballers. the couple was 1 of the 1st families to move in on their block in 2020. the challenges from the pandemic made it difficult to rebuild. momentum >>here. it's ju