Oakland native Too $hort is “pitching in” to assist the native sports activities economic system with an funding within the Oakland Ballers.
Too $hort added Hip-Hop swagger to baseball this week by changing into co-owner of the indie Oakland Ballers baseball group.
The Bay Space legend is becoming a member of forces with Inexperienced Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong to maintain sports activities alive and thriving of their hometown, by investing within the metropolis’s sports activities future, KRON4 reported.
The Oakland Ballers, who play their house video games at Raimondi Park, have made headlines not too long ago because the scrappy impartial group decided to stay rooted in Oakland regardless of the town’s shifting sports activities panorama.
Too $hort, Armstrong and different high-profile locals are backing the Ballers’ progressive fan-owned mannequin.
The Ballers’ newest funding spherical permits on a regular basis supporters to purchase into the group for as little as $510, a grassroots method that bought out its earlier funding alternative in a mere 9 days.
This time round, they’re aiming to boost $2 million to improve their stadium and fund neighborhood packages within the neighborhood they proudly characterize, based on KRON4.
“That is all for Oakland, by Oakland,” Ballers spokesperson Casey Pratt informed KRON4. “The individuals constructed this group, and now massive names are following their lead.”
Too $hort’s deep connection to Oakland has outlined his legendary music profession, shaping his lyrics and public picture.
