in 1947 it got the name it enjoys today, raimondi park named for bernie raimondi. local ballplayer killed in action in france during world war ii. >> this is where they dedicated the park. >> reporter: penny was only nine months old when he died. aside from the scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, she still doesn't know a whole lot about her dad. >> he was so loved by his family. whenever i would ask questions, they would cry. so you tend to not ask, especially one that was so loved by everyone in the family. >> reporter: but apparently baseball thought pretty needy too drafting him at the age of 16 while still a junior at the high school. the move was very controversial as they accuse the team of cradle snatching. earn ernie played third base. >> the coast league was very big in the west coast. and he played a game while he was still in high school. and i think he got a hit in his first game, a double or something. >> reporter: bill raimondi is the son of billy who played 22 years mostly with the oakland oaks. rivals of the seals. in fact six boys of the raimondi

wilson walker is live at raimondi. wilson, turns out you don't need to be in the bleachers to have a great seat, right? >> reporter: that is true. excuse me. for a very few lucky people, you can see the game from your home. i happen to be standing out here just over the right field wall which turns out to be a pretty good place to catch a home run, more on that in a moment. talking to a lot of folks out here opening night, a couple things kept coming up, one, that it really does feel like a neighborhood ballpark. some other folks kept saying it really feels like oakland which is not a bad thing to say on opening day. >> when they first started, i couldn't understand what they were doing and then these bleachers went up and my mind was just blown. i had no idea. it was like my mind couldn't even 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 now watching oakland ballers history from her home. she is still a litt

raimondi park, named for ernie raimondi, a local ballplayer who was killed in action in san -- france this is when they dedicated the park and this is me being 2 years old. because they did it in 1947. >> reporter: penny isola was only 9 months old when her father ernie died and aside from a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, she still doesn't know a whole lot about her dad. >> he was so loved by his family. that whenever i would ask questions, they'd cry. you know? so -- you tend to not ask, do you know what i mean? it would have been nice to have had a dad, you know. especially one that was so loved. you know? by everybody in the family. >> reporter: but apparently baseball thought pretty highly of ernie too with the san francisco seals club drafting him at the age of 16 while he was still a junior at mcclymond's high school. the move was very controversial as the newspapers accused the team of cradle snatching. ernie played third base for the seals, alongside dom dimaggio, younger brother of yankees' slugger joe dimaggio. back then, the seals were part of the highly regarded pac

. >> a live look at raimondi park tonight, a packed house is expected for the ballers first home game. last night it was tied after nine innings, but instead of extra innings the game was decided by a home run derby. take a look at this. dondrei hubbard went yard on back-to-back swings to give the ballers a win against the yolo high wheelers. oakland's record is now 9-6. the home crowd also got to see history on the mound. last night pitcher kelsie whitmore became the first game to ever start a game in the pioneer league. fans will find some ballpark favorites. >> we spoke with the owner of the athletic club in oakland as they team up. >> reporter: for miles every day at his sports bar is fueled by his passion for sports. the athletic club oakland is a haven for sports lovers in the east bay and baseball is no exception. >> we love this location right in the center of oakland bringing together all sorts of different people from different backgrounds supporting different sports and different teams and we feel that that's similar to what the oakland ballers are about to do for the commu

raimondi park named for ernie raimondi a local ballplayer who was killed in action in san francisco duringated the park and this is me being 2 years old. because they did it in 1947. >> reporter: penny was only 9 months old when ernie died and aside from a scrapbook of old newspaper clippings, she's still not knowing a whole lot about her dad. >> he was so loved by his family. that whenever i would ask questions, they'd cry. you know? so -- you tend to not ask do you know what i mean? i would have been nice to have had a dad you know. especially one that was so loved. you know? by everybody in the family. >> reporter: but apparently baseball thought pretty highly of ernie too with the san francisco s.e.a.l.s club drafting him at the age of 16. the move was very controversial as the newspapers accuse the team of cradle snatching and ernie played third base for the sales alongside comedy maggio younger brother of yankees' slugger joe dimaggio. back then the seals wither part of the highly regarded pacific coast league. >> the coast league was really big here in the west coast. at one point,

and so as we go live from raimondi park to a virtual raimondi park here on our virtual celt it's alwaysreat 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 decided by a home run derby. >> yeah, take a look. hubbard went deep on back-to-back swings to give the ballers a walkoff win against the high wheelers. oakland's record is now 9-6. but before all of that fun came some history at raimondi park. pitcher kelsie whitmore was the first woman to start a women in pioneer league history. she went three innings allowed two earned runs last night. a really big moment for loot of athletes out there. our kelsi thorud spoke to the pitcher who wants other girls like her to follow their dreams. >> reporter: kelsie whitmore's love of baseball runs deep. >> i mean, just the atmosphere like -- just being on the field. like -- i love, it's something i have always -- it's just a sport that i have always enjoyed doing and i feel like baseball kind of found me. >>

to raimondi park. it is a sold out crowd.e a look at the stands here. 4100 people strong. [ cheers and applause ] you get the idea. woe are going to come we are going to come back with more but first, news from the bay area with ryan in the studio. >> hey, jules, love that gold hat. >>> now, london breed announced a new plan for union square, expanding the vacant to vibrant program, cheaper parking for visitors and 24-hour security and public events like this springs tulip day. >>> scary scenes in the tunnel. a pick up truck caught on fire. the fire broke out just before 10:00 this morning in the second lane of the eastbound direction. 20-30 drivers were stranded but they were evacuated. >> the second shutdown for three hours causing big back ups for deprivers making their way from oakland out. the tunnel is equipped with the fans as a result of the deadly fire back in the 80s. firefighters say they were quickly turned out today to dissipate all of that smoke. first alert weather day of the season. the firecrews are on high a

so just who was ernie raimondi park? we'll hear from them in oakland.but for now, we'll send it back to you because boy, first pitch is coming up. i'll be live at 6:00 with the whole show out here with all our friends. back to you. now, let's go to matt lively who is just across the field over there. hey, matt. >> reporter: hey, jules. all right, the ballers have put up impressive numbers so far in this early season. it is especially coming from one of their sluggers who is actually handling two jobs. he is not the only guy to hit the home run in franchise history for the ballers, close to hitting 400 and tied for the team lead in rbis. and he is also one of oakland's assistant coaches. hubbard does a little bit of everything your franchise player, which means you're allowed to stay one extra year here. you've been slugging in the lineup as the assistant hitting coach. what is it like hitting all the hats? >> i'm excited, man. i'm glad to be out here in oakland. i'm excited to be in this position to help and help out and do my part. >> reporter: what ha

the grub you can expect to enjoy while watching the ballers at raimondi park.etting hungry. >> good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> even though gay marriage has become welcome in california for decades now, the state constitution still says it's not allowed. >> that's why governor newsom joined other political leaders to launch the campaign for the freedom to marry ballot initiative. it would enshrine in the state's constitution the right to marry regardless of gender or ethnicity. newsom said it's extra important because other states are trying to roll back those rights. >> it's a recognition again of the urgency of the moment, the moment we are living in and states are on the front lines of those rights battles. that's why it's imperative that states like california step up and assert themselves at this critical time. >> remember 20 years ago when gavin newsom was san francisco's mayor, he allowed california's first same sex weddings. >>> now to a san francisco brewing company that was one of the first craft breweries in the bay area to

raimondi park.th 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 win against the high wheelers. oakland's report is now 9-6. but before all of that fun came some history at raimondi park. pitcher kelsie whitmore was the first woman to start a game in league history. whit more went three innings and allowed two earned runs last night. >> so this really is an inspirational moment for a lot of athletes out there and our kelsi thorud spoke to the pitcher who wants other girls to look to her and follow their dreams. >> reporter: kelsie whitmore's love of baseball runs deep. >> i mean, just the atmosphere like -- just being on the field. like -- i love, it's something i have

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drove out to 18th street between campbell and wood to check out raimondi park. >> i'll be here for opening day. >> reporter: as construction crews worked to transform it. >> i couldn't recognize it almost. >> reporter: but this isn't the first time he's been here. griffin grew up feet away from this park on wood street. >> grew up in apartments way back in the days in the project. hey, wait a minute. >> reporter: he says he played, umpired, and coached baseball right on this field. despite how intimately familiar he is with it, when he looks around, he says he's blown away. >> when i rode out here and saw the new buildings and the apartments and condos, it's like a whole new town and i was saying wow! this is a minor league town. >> reporter: just more than a year ago this street, wood street, was home to oakland's largest encampment. it spanned several blocks and hundreds of people lived here. since shutting it down, the city has cleaned up tons of trash, making for a much cleaner environment. griffin believes as games get underway, it will continue to improve the neighborhood. >> basebal

let them breathe, get used to raimondi. i'm sure it'll pick up from there. >> the fans were there for them and will be continuing on. >>> there was a lot of fun characters at the game, so i got to talk with hall the hot dog guy who was a vendor at the coliseum. take a look. tell me how the heck do you think this all 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 vended all across the country. my favorite fans are here. and you know, they deserve a team. and they deserve a place to chant let's go oakland. so of course this was going to come around. >> so you got your ph.d. from berkeley, yeah, the hot dog guy comes with credentials big time. you moved back east but you're here for this opening week, right? >> that's right. i wouldn't miss this for the world. oh god. >> oh my god. >> sorry. we got the fake ketchup, we got everything. >> he got me. all right, if you can't make it out to raimondi park this week, you

>> reporter: hey, jules, very exciting to be out here friday night at raimondi.ballers baseball is coming up on pix+ in about 30 minutes, but first i want to get to one of golf's young stars that captured the lead at the u.s. open. tiger woods shot a 73 on friday putting him at 7 over for the tournament. woods missed the cut and after the round said that might have been his final time playing in the u.s. open. 24-year-old ludvig aberg balled up with a 66 yesterday, 69 today, now 5 under. we'll take a one-shot lead into the weekend, but the shot of the day belonged to francisco molinari, needed an ace on the final hole to make the cut, he got it, the second ace of the day on the 9th hole. only 15 golfers are under par through two rounds. back out here at raimondi park, one of the best players on this team has been dondrei hubbard. he's enjoying every day that he takes the field, but i have a feeling sunday will be more important to him than any other day of the week. >> the pitch is high, deep, drive to left field, two home runs, dondrei hubbard. >> reporter: when

now during the second world war, raimondi park was also home to the 826 boilermakers.roup of african american ballplayers who worked in the nearby naval shipyards. they were fighting both racism in baseball and racism in their own employment. >> reporter: lincoln curbing is a retired historian and archivist. >> during world war ii, this is a pivotal period and a pivotal spot for transformation and american society. so it is wonderful to see this revitalization. >> reporter: rebuild it and they will come, both lincoln and laurie say they are glad to see the history preserve. this diamond in the roughest part of town. given another chance. to shine. >> and that is what this field will represent when you step on it, you would step on legacy. when you step on this field. that's what i feel honestly in my hearts today. >> and they would play with the love of the game and the hope that someday they could make it to the big leagues, but they have to take some inspiration from the world class athletes and ballplayers who have played on that field in the past. >> yeah, they hav

taking a live look this morning from raimondi park in oakland the home of the ballers. to the first pitch for the ballers' inaugural home opener. the newest baseball team for oakland will play in front of the home crowd for the very first time tonight. first pitch 6:35 and they are hosting the yolo high wheelers and right now we're back here at the virtual reality set behind us raimondi park. we're standing in probably center field depth or so. somewhere around there reed. >> pretty cool. just call this the virtual reality dugout? >> outfield. >> probably should ask the boss first. wilson walker went out to the park and he has a preview of what you are going to experience everything from all the love poured into security and parking. wilson ? >> yeah, we're very crease. it's a little bit stressful but a there's going to be baseball here on june 4th. >> reporter: on the cusp of opening day, ballers' co-founder paul freeman is watching the final pieces fall into place getting the park ready for baseball and an opening night sellout. his message for anyone unfamiliar with

we're out here at raimondi park. we start in the nhl, a huge day for the san jose sharks as they changed their franchise. that's because they had the number one overall pick and with that they selected macklin celebrini who turned 18 this month taken number one by the sharks in today's draft. last season celebrini became the younger winner of the hobey baker award given annually to college hockey's top player and his dad rick is the head trainer of the warriors. >>> we pivot to the nfl and the brandon aiyuk contract. i'll call it a saga. it continues. the 9ers top receiver posted himself driving into team facilities after skipping out on mandatory minicamp early last month. aiyuk reportedly met with head coach kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch earlier this week, still no deal reported. >>> to the nba, the warriors and chris paul pushed back the deadline to guarantee his $30 million contract for next season. the deadline was supposed to be today, but it's now been moved to sunday in order to give golden sta

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. >>> matt lively joins us live from raimondi park. >> reporter: hey, guys, love being out here, friday night with the ballers, that game being broadcasted on pix+ taking on the vibes from the rocky mountains. the vibes are good out here right now, sun is shining. every time i come into this ballpark i swear they've added something new, something different for the fans to enjoy, but it's not just right here at raimondi. our max darrow explains businesses around the community and this park are all benefiting from the ballers. >> reporter: just about a block or so away from raimondi park a man sets off on his mission to help rebuild the brand of an oakland neighborhood. >> two years ago if you came and looked at this area, i mean it was in bad shape. none of the streets were paveed. there was homeless encampments everywhere. >> reporter: harv singh is in charge of recruiting and identifying small businesses for the west oakland farmers market, night market, and the soon to open food hall, prescott market. >> west oakland is open for business. the more folks that we invite to come play, th

at raimondi park in oakland.irst pitch for the ballers' inaugural home opener and the newest baseball team in oakland will play in front of the home crowd for the first time. first pitch tonight 6:35 tonight against the yolo high wheelers and welcome back to the set. this is raimondi park just behind us and we are right about in center field. right now. either in the stands or maybe actually in the field. who knows at this point? >> can i tell on you just a minute ago max had good form. do that again? >> we'll see. maybe on the way back. we'll do that. i don't want to embarrass anybody. >> this from the guy who couldn't throw at all in pe. you have an arm. so wilson walker has a closer look at what you are going to experience out there at the field. it's beautiful field from security to parking. watch. >> yeah, we're very close. we're putting the final touches in. it's a little bit stressful because we have a lot of little things to go but there's going to be baseball here on june 4th. >> reporter: on the cusp of

in fact, of the 6 boys in the raimondi family. for ended up playing some form of professional baseball, all of them getting their start at the field at raymond e. park. >>you know, they all went to mma clemens high school and they were all well known in oakland. of them used to play there. you know, you go and play baseball. you know, just when you're a kid. so they all went. they're all of the boys. all the brothers. >>so when ernie paid the ultimate sacrifice of war, the park was renamed for him, but really, it's an honor the entire family gets to share. >>very meaningful. they have a park in the oakland named ramadi. you know, especially with the baseball diamond? yeah, it is. >>degrees, and though she never really knew her father she has slept with a picture of him next to her bed nearly every day of her life. connected to him for 80 years by the love of a game. >>i don't know just the history of my family being involved in baseball is so special. you know? it's in our blood. we've we love baseball, so i'm hoping that the bowl

raimondi park. what an exciting week to kick off all the fun that's happening at their new home. >> yeah, absolutely. and yeah, oakland's newest baseball team the ballers had their inaugural home opener this week in front of a soldout crowd by the way and tonight at the park you are going to see history on the baseball diamond. kelsey kelsie whitmore will be the first female player to start a game in pioneer league history. we met her back in 2016 when she first played for the stompers and now you can see her with the bs. first pitch on tap tonight at 6:35. against the yolo high wheelers. last night they beat the high wheelers 4-1 for the first ever win at raimondi park and shawn, the athletes are playing infeint baseball so that one day they can actually make it to the bigs hopefully. >> right. it's a promising sign already as our matt lively is showing us, now a former baller already a former baller, got little bit closer to that dream. >> the jokes say they get thrown around. but it's -- it's fun

tonight at raimondi park you are going to see history on the diamond.e whitmore will be the first female player to start a game in pioneer league history. congrats to her. now we met whitmore back in 2016 when she first played for the stompers in sonoma and now you can see her with the bs. first pitch on tap tonight at 6:35 against the high wheelers. the ballers beat the high wheelers last night for the first ever win at raimondo park. the athletes are playing independent baseball and one day they can maybe make it to the bigs. >> exactly. and our matt lively shows us that there's always now a former baller who got a little bit closer to that dream. >> all the jokes say they get thrown around but it's fun. >> reporter: tyler davis shows out wherever he is on the field. >> yeah, gives me two chances. >> reporter: taste pitched at sam houston state. after throwing a complete game his coaches let him take batting practice as a reward. that's when his swing got him some attention. >> oh you can swing it a little bit. next year they gave me a chance to hit.

this is video of crews and volunteers are putting on the final touches to raimondi park today. mayor sheng thao officially welcome the team to town and praise to city officials and the community for allowing the team's vision for raimondi park to come to fruition. >> this is an example at how the city and community can work together to really achieve goal. pivotal moment in the city of oakland. i mean, every member when the conversation first began last year about the idea the vision of raimondi park and what it could be. >> and vision of how you know, baseball was being stricken and taken away from oakland. but we've reclaimed it community with the fan base. >> the bowlers thanking the oakland community for helping to get real on the park. ready for tonight's game over the weekend, volunteers help put some of the finishing touches upon the field. infield was getting some last minute adjustments and the outfield just a final mowing there. volunteers even built locker rooms for both teams to use first pitch scheduled for 06:30pm, tonight had to scramble to get that thing ready.

the game was sold out at raimondi park. that's where we find kron four's. sara stinson joining us with a recap of this first home game. sarah, i wasn't. >> well that he may have laws but the energy inside raimondi park was electric with a's fans turn these fans saying they're excited to root on a team who plans to invest in the community here. baseball fans packed the stands in oakland tuesday night wearing green and gold but not for the a's for the oakland ballers. the town's newest team held its first ever home opener at raimondi park. >> and about 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 is not thinking about john fisher relocation think about baseball the bowlers sold out the 4,000 seat ballpark. the line to get wrapped 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 hav

for 18 months while you pack, >>but she says hello to a new beginning at raimondi park in oakland. >>yeah. i mean, it's it's amazing what they have managed to do with raimondi getting it fixed up, and i'm sure there's going to be a lot more improvements as it goes on. >>showing up for the game. that is the beat of her heart and the beat of her. drum plays loudly on vollers opening night. >>the home opener was fantastic notice. to see all of these people. a lot of people who were wearing their newly purchased baller stuff. >>baseball. alive and well. in the town. thanks to the ballers. >>and still ahead. what were the stadium experience be without the food and the drinks we catch up with the team. that's feeding the ballers crowds. (♪♪) i'm getting vaccinated with pfizer's pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. come on. i already got a pneumonia vaccine, but i'm asking about the added protection of prevnar 20®. if you're 19 or older with certain chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, copd, or heart disease, or are 65 or older, you

new phrases that we're all getting used to hearing with this team is the first home game here at raimondiark. this is a historic park here in oakland and has grant was saying, i mean, they really needed help from the entire community to get to make sure this game in this park was ready for this game. first pitch is tonight at 6.35. the stands are going to be full of fans cheering. people are still waiting in line to get in during on the park. this team wants today to be the start of a new era for baseball in oakland with the a's leaving in all. but the bees are playing in the pioneer league, which was founded in 1939. officials with the team say the community rallied together to bring this park. make sure it comes to life literally within the last hours they've been putting the final touches on things. officials with the team say the community really helped make that happen. i spoke with a lot of fans out there in line. a lot of them say they are ready to support the bees. >> so i've been in a span of in about 100 plus a's games from the time i huge ballers fan already very love having a

. >> the ballers are playing in the league and they will play their home game at raimondi park park. >> only a month since the new ballpark was deemed unplayable. but we have been following along. if the team and the neighbors have all come together, that they will be ready for the home opener. >> it's not just a ballpark that's outside going the transformation. amanda harry learned about the neighborhood's transition. >> to come out and visualize them and the change in oakland, which i'm happy to be able to see this. >> reporter: 67-year-old richard griffith jr. drove out to 18th street between campbell and wood to check out raimondi park park. >> i'll be here for opening day. >> reporter: as construction crews work to transform it. >> i couldn't recognize it almost. >> reporter: this isn't the first time he's been here. he grew up a feet away from the park on wood street. >> grew up in the apartments way back in the projects. >> hey, wait a minute. >> reporter: he says he played, umpired, coached baseball, right on the field. despite how intimately familiar he is with it when he wo

the minor league bs play the first time at their newly renovated stadium at raimondi park. it is a neighborhood going through a dramatic transformation. it was once home to the largest homeless camp on wood street. the ballers have spent $1.6 million upgrading the park. our wilson walker has a closer look at what fans will experience from security to parking. >> we're very close. we hope to put the final touches in. it's a little stressful because we've got a lot of little things to go. there's going to be baseball here june 4th. >> reporter: on the cusp of opening day, ballers co-founder paul freeman is watching the final pieces fall into place getting the park ready for baseball and an opening night sellout. his message for anyone unfamiliar with the area. >> i think the neighborhood is safer than people expect. we live in a big city. you always got to look out. my kids played soccer at this field. we have over a dozen security personnel. opd will be on site. it's going to be a safe secure environment. >> reporter: for anyone driving and possibly worried about their car -

we are here live taking the show on the road live at raimondi park as we celebrate a new era in baseballllers, home opener as we speak on their brand-new field at raimondi park. >> it is fantastic. a brand-new ball club here. professional. it is fantastic. >> we are bringing you all of the fan excitement. a brand-new ballpark built in just a few short weeks. >>> plus, the heat is here. oh, boy, is it. it is just what this sun-bathing fanatic has been waiting for. >> i never wear sun glasses or sunscreen. i will be here all three days if i can. >> certainly hot inland on this weather day and another day of inland heat. tomorrow we will take a look at how long the weather pattern will stick around before changes kick in, in the first alert forecast. >> this is

i press, if you guys it took 2 months for the community to work together to get raimondi park to where it is right and they did a great job putting final touches on this park within just minutes before the game is even starting first pitch will cared for in about a minute or 2 from now. some mistah fab the rapper. he actually got to do inaugural first hit for the home opener. i got to say he did miss twice, but he made it on his 3rd hit. >> and now we did talk with first base coach, former giants player jt snow. one of my childhood favorite players. and he explained how exciting this is for the community and the team. take a as real honor america. >> it's exciting. i everybody's excited and that's why i got on board. when i talked about the story and i wasn't doing anything baseball of want to want to get back into coaching for a while and work people, you know, at least at this level our our kids gray there been working hard and lot kids don't get drafted, right? the drops only 20 rounds. all and i came called his 50 rounds. you know, have 2 kids or get dropped. now that. >> performin

the town's newest team held its first ever home opener at raimondi all. >> 100 plus a's games from theime 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 up staff hours before the game. you have no idea. but we had a month to do the whole thing. oakland rapp

we are live at raimondi park park. we'll bring you all the fun. you know the gates just opened at 5:00 p.m., so all the people are coming in and checking out just the scene that has been building for the last few months. game time less than two hours from now. i want to kind of give you a look. we'll take you around. so the other team if you will, the yolo high wheelers are practicing right now. we've got the ballers who have been on a 15-day out-of-town run, but they are here now. if you zoom over here, i want to show you these stands, 4,100 people are going to fill these stands in just a matter of minutes. a lot of them are getting their merchandise, their food right now, and they're going to be ready to sit here hopefully with hats on and sunscreen for sure. it's been quite a warm day. let me tell you it has been a transformation, so remarkable. might be able to show you the before and after. we are talking about millions of dollars that have been put into this stadium here and into the ballers team. it is hometown pride at its best. we'll have

pitch coming up that raimondi park. the message from oakland mayor sheng thao ahead of the ballers home opener keeping an eye on temperatures will talk about your seven-day forecast when a cooldown will be coming our way. stay with us, everybody. we'll be right everybody. we'll be right back. ♪ (ominous music) ♪ yes, ahh!! mom: what is going on with you? get out! andy! get out of my room! get out! mom: andy. fight! fight! i didn't say anything. yes you did. ♪ (ominous music) ♪ ♪ (ominous music) ♪ slow network is no 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! salonpas lidocaine flex. a sup

and the news team will be at raimondi park leading up to the game.u can catch more home games on pix+ all summer long, friday nights, all through the end of august. >>> the festival is back in san francisco. people are enjoying a little bit of culture in north beach at the city's only italian street festival. features authentic italian food and wine and a symphony of accordions. people got a chance to shop around and check out some of the local italian vendors from across the city. we caught up with one vendor who said this event is really nostalgic one for him. >> i think it really brings back the roots of this neighborhood. and not with the typical stereotype of italian, but trying to give an identity or a new identity to what is being italian in san francisco today. >> don't worry, you have not miss it if you did not get to it yesterday. you can go to north beach today and it starts around 11:00 in the morning. >>> we begin with low clouds along the shoreline and that is the forecast and we will melt the low clouds back to the shore later in the d

the game was sold out over at raimondi park. sadly they lost 93 but they'll next time cover.as a recap. >> baseball fans packed the stands in oakland tuesday night wearing green and gold but not for the a's for the oakland ballers. the town's newest 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 think about baseball 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 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

the game was sold out at raimondi park sadly they lost 93 over.ah stinson has a recap of that first home game. >> baseball fans packed the stands in oakland tuesday night wearing green and gold but not for the a's for the oakland ballers. the town's newest 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 a's 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 of 4,000 seat ballpark. the line to get in grass around the >> players greeted fans of the door handiog 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

that game will be held at raimondi park against the yolo high wheelers tickets, though, are sold out.e tickets for other games that are still available here. we have some video of the crews and volunteers putting the final touches on the park today. oakland mayor sheng thao officially welcome the team to the town and praised city officials and the community for allowing the team's vision to come to life. >> this is an example how the city and community can work together to really achieve goal. pivotal moment in the city of oakland. mean, every better when the conversation first began last year about the idea the vision of raimondi park and what it could be. >> and vision of how you know, baseball was being stricken and taken away from oakland. but we've reclaimed it community with the fan base. >> and the ballers thanking the oakland community for helping get the park ready for tonight's game. over the weekend, volunteers help put some of the finishing touches on the field. the infield getting some a last-minute adjustments. the outfield needs a final mowing and even volunteers put to

the town's newest team held its first ever home opener at raimondi park. >> 100 plus a's games from thee 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 hours before the game. you have no idea. but we had a month to do the whole thing. oakland rapper mistah fab

the town's newest team held its first ever home opener at raimondi park.ove having a local team for a's who like this is like the one time. i think everybody's in one location not thinking about days, not thinking about john relocation. >>thinking facebook. the bowlers sold out of 4,000 seat ballpark. the line to get wrapped 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 fans than they do right now. but that's ok, they they have the coliseum. and we on the part before the first pitch, the co-founders of the team. thank community for volunteering and bringing the park to this is really a team effort. the whole community came out to make this happen and i'm proud of his yeah. the last touches going on minutes hours before the game. i mean, really finishing of staff hours before the game. you have no idea. but we had a month to do the whole thing. oakland rapper mistah fab hit the first ball. he may have missed once or twice but

their opener at raimondi park. they'll be playing the yolo high wheelers tickets are sold out for today, but you can get tickets still for the other imagined. everybody in the afternoon today. is going to warm. water, just worsen screen and enjoy the game and some water. maybe usually we're looking at the flag here at pier 15, like, oh, my gosh, it's so breezy. but this morning, we're like, can't we use a little bit of that breeze? >> no movement out there at the embarcadero notion. cool. they're making its way inland. today. we are in for an absolute scorcher. do you get out there this morning? because we're still cool for the time being later on today. it's going to be hard to find relief. we do have cooling centers opened up in areas like santa clara valley, as well as up into the inland east bay. so just make sure that you're finding that cool spot for yourself to get to today. high pressure. ridge is firmly in place contributing to today and tomorrow being the very hottest days of the forecast. daytime highs i

yeah, the game sold out at raimondi park. sadly they lost 93. that's that's the bad news. lot more games ahead of them. kron 4 sarah stinson has a recap. >> baseball fans packed the stands in oakland tuesday night wearing green and gold but not for the a's for the oakland ballers. the town's newest team held its first ever home opener at raimondi >> 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 a's who like this is like the one time i think everybody's in one location not thinking about days, not thinking about john relocation think about baseball 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 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 real

that's going to be at raimondi park against the yellow high wheelers tickets for that game. sold out other games that still available. and i'm going to be out there playing it is going to be a hot one. john. so i'm sure you're telling everybody what they need to know. good morning. oh, my gosh. get in the shade as much as possible. and we are going to be looking at a day to day. >> that you want venture outdoors during the morning specially because today and even tonight are going to be really warm ones. a scorcher of an afternoon today easily the hottest of the year so far. now we're looking outside from the east bay hills that clear skies overhead. this is allowed us to cool off this morning. oftentimes we see clear skies overnight. temperatures are able to fall off pretty quickly. and that's exactly what we've got right now. radar showing this crystal clear conditions, some of us in the 40's and 50's. so a nice cool start to this morning before we see the heat of the afternoon, high pressure is firmly in place across the region and it's not going anywhere for now today an

last night marked the first ever win from raimondi park. they got contributions from the lineup that are no strangers, a trio on this roster that are childhood friends. >> we've been playing baseball together since we were like 14 years old, so it goes before college to even high school. >> reporter: when pitcher derek cherry looks behind him at his defense, there are a pair of familiar faces for him to see. >> we know each other like the back of our hands. so experiencing something like this just gives us another memory to remember each other by. >> reporter: cherry, along with payton hardin and brad burkell grew up in texas playing baseball together and all playing together at mcneese state last year. >> you go on a journey with some of your boys and experience the baseball world and to continue to do it after so many years, i feel like it's an amazing experience and a time to have. >> we've been traveling all over the u.s. together since we were like 14, 15. it's been awesome. >> reporter: cherry and burkell spent years together at unive

tomorrow the ballers will play their first ever home game at raimondi park. >> a lot of ci

67 year old richard griffin jr drove out to 18th street between campbell and would to check out raimondi park for opening day. construction crews worked to transform it. couldn't recognize it almost this isn't the 1st time he's been here, griffin grew up. away from this park on wood street. apartments way back in the old days in the projects to minute he says he played empire. and coached baseball, right on this field. despite how intimately familiar with it when he looks around, he says he's blown away. and when i wrote out here and saw the new buildings in the apartment and condos. it's like a whole new town. i was saying, wow, this is a minor league town. >>just more than a year ago. this street wood street to his home to oakland's largest encampment it spans several blocks. and hundreds of people lived here since shutting it down the city is cleaned up. tons of trash. making for a much cleaner environment. >>griffin >>believes as games get underway, it will continue to improve the neighborhood. >>while itself this brings brings pride and joy into a neighborhood. in the safety concern

i join all oaklanders and welcoming the ballers to their new home at raimondi park in west oakland.on kurtz lead. you know, these folks came through that park and what we also saw was it's it's a full switch. when i took office, that was the site of the largest northern california encampment. and so what we have been able to do with community with private businesses and the government, my office specifically, this is the fruit of that labor. and so we see that things can get done in the city of oakland. it's wonderful to hear that positive news done to really just to learn about the huge community. >> response to this game. >> you know, at the end of the day, folks haven't yet gone to a same. i implore you to go the feeling there. you're going to be, you know, you're going to feel the community of oakland. what oakland is about. again, there's no stopping us if we all come together and we work together. this is about not just speaking about what we're going to do, but literally this is the action that we take. and this is a huge success for the whole city for west oakland community

the gate and tonight the oakland ballers are back in action against the rocky mountain vibes that raimondi park the ballers are currently 12 and 9 and their inaugural season. you can watch tonight's game picks plus start at 635. all right onto our 1st alert weather now windy conditions in parts of the bay area as we kick off father's day weekend, meteorologist jessica birch is tracking it all from the virtual view studio. hey, jess. it's gusty as we head into the next couple days wind speeds today, anywhere up to around 30 mph expected closer to san francisco and just along our shoreline. here's the reason why we have a strong pressure gradient with low pressure to the north, high pressure to the south, just allowing for that onshore breeze to become a very noticeable all throughout the state of california and back here in the bay. eight to i mean, we woke up this morning with relatively breezy conditions along the coast closer to the golden gate bridge. but what what happens as we head into this afternoon? bodega bay is a good example. 40 mile per hour winds there were expecting about 25

pitch started game in the pioneer league ever in that league game is set to go at 06:35pm tonight at raimondind to the weather. there should be delightful for baseball. kathy trafton is with us not as hot as last night. kathy should be just perfect to. >> i think it's just perfect heading out to the game. know, though, is not going to be a hot night. temperatures outside are in the 60's in oakland. so 63 degrees there. and as you go through the evening, of course, it's going to cool off the overnight low for oakland is 54 degrees. so you see we don't have too far to travel in terms of the downward temperatures right now. i do see some blue skies there in oakland, clouds will be pushing in through the golden gate and they just might reach open by the time sunset, which is at 8.29. so you might want to bring a few extra layers. here are some of the clouds you see some areas still have blue skies. but, you know, this little graphic here with all the clouds and off, that's for today. last few days, it was nothing but blue skies. so we're seeing now some clouds from mount tam highest across the go