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.
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