Mark Kahn thought he’d left lawyering behind. But the chance to get back in the game as general counsel for a fledgling Oakland baseball team was too good to pass up.

Oakland Ballers general counsel Mark Kahn. Credit: Kristen Loken

The Oakland Ballers—the first-ever Pioneer Baseball League franchise on the West Coast—formed in late 2023 and will begin their first season in May. The team’s owners say the franchise will help fill the void when the Oakland A’s decamp for Las Vegas in 2028.