Too Short reps Oakland pride with performance at Ballers game

Goodbye Oakland A’s. Hello Oakland Ballers.

OAKLAND, California—On a perfect night in West Oakland, Jorge Leon is roaming around Ernie Raimondi Park, where the city’s new independent league baseball team, the Oakland Ballers, play. It’s the first game of the new season, and the ballpark is sold out. A few minutes earlier Leon was up in the stands, shouting “Let’s go Oakland!” at the top of his lungs, but right now he’s on the outdoor concourse, where fans wait in line for food and locally…

Too Short reps Oakland pride with performance at Ballers game

Hip-hop legend Too Short took the stage Wednesday evening on the Oakland Ballers’ field, performing for fans while filming a new music video meant to inspire inner-city youth.