The Oakland Ballers signed three more players, including the first woman who ever signed a professional contract with a MLB partner team.
The Oakland Ballers independent league baseball team signed three players after their open tryout last weekend at Oakland's Laney College, including the first woman who ever signed a professional contract with a Major League Baseball partner team.Right-handed pitcher Kelsie Whitmore, infielder Andrew Martinez, and right-handed pitcher Connor Caporale will attend the team's spring training in May.
Francis High School, was drafted twice out of UC Santa Barbara -- first by Miami in the 33rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft, and then by Baltimore in the 24th round in 2019. He spent three years in the Baltimore system, reaching as high as High-A Aberdeen, before spending the 2022 and 2023 seasons in independent leagues. Caporale is from Vacaville and spent his college career at Simpson University in Redding.
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