People with big baseball dreams can take a shot at getting signed by a professional team this weekend when the Oakland Ballers host an open tryout.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, anyone 18 and older who has had professional or collegiate baseball experience within the past five years is welcome to head over to Raimondi Park to show off their skills.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.