"Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced earlier this week the city will be hosting a rally and parade on Sunday, October 5 in celebration of the Ballers' Pioneer League baseball championship win, the city's first pro-sports championship celebration since 2018. As KQED reports, independent baseball team the Oakland Ballers nabbed the winning title at the Pioneer League Championship at the team's home base, Raimondi Park, against the Idaho Falls Chukars, 81, on September 21 just one year after the team's inaugural season."
"The rally and parade will begin at City Hall at 1:00 pm and end with a big celebration at Prescott Market in West Oakland, as KGO reports. The Oaklandside reports that the most recent professional sports championship parade prior to the Ballers' was in honor of the Golden State Warriors NBA win in 2018, the team's third championship in four years."
Mayor Barbara Lee announced a rally and parade on Sunday, October 5 to celebrate the Oakland Ballers' Pioneer League baseball championship. The independent Oakland Ballers won the Pioneer League Championship at Raimondi Park against the Idaho Falls Chukars, 81, on September 21, one year after the team's inaugural season. The title marks Oakland's first baseball championship since the Athletics won in 1989. The rally and parade will start at City Hall at 1:00 pm and conclude with a celebration at Prescott Market in West Oakland. Prior recent championship parades include the Golden State Warriors' 2018 NBA title and 2023 high school state-title parades.
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