minor league basebalL, reimagined.

Fan-Focused. Community-Driven. Innovation-Powered.

who we are.

Innovation Baseball Partners (IBP) is a dynamic ownership group and holding company managing a portfolio of independent minor league baseball teams. IBP is committed to delivering a high-quality baseball product, creating a fun and innovative fan experience, producing engaging content, and actively contributing to the communities where our teams operate. IBP’s founding team includes accomplished and experienced executives from sports, media, investing, and technology.

our teams.

Our teams play in the Pioneer Baseball League, an MLB Partner League.

Logo of Pioneer Baseball League featuring a large letter P in the center, surrounded by a circular blue border with white text reading 'Pioneer Baseball League,' 'ESTD. 1939'.

yuba-sutter freebirds

Circular logo for Freerbirds Baseball, featuring a stylized letter 'F' and the words 'Freebirds Baseball' in a circle around it, with a black background and blue, orange, yellow, and white accents.
Circular logo for Long Beach Baseball Club with a large stylized 'L' 'B' and 'C" in the center, surrounded by the text 'Long Beach Baseball Club' in teal on a dark background.

long beach coast

Orange County baseball club

A logo for Orange County Baseball Club featuring the letters 'O' and 'C' interlocked.

our affiliate partners.

oakland ballers

Circular logo for the Oakland Ballers pro baseball team, featuring an old English style "B's" in the middle surrounded by the words Oakland Ballers.

our approach.

We believe in baseball the way it was meant to be—real, local, and full of heart. At Innovation Baseball Partners, we build clubs that feel like block parties, where every game matters, every player is relatable, and every community has a seat at the table. We invest in players, coaches, and fans to keep America’s pastime alive—and make it matter again. So pull up a chair, grab a glove, and join us in bringing baseball home.

Two baseball players, one wearing a blue uniform and a cap, are smiling and talking in the dugout. Several baseball bats are leaning against the wall behind them.
Crowd of baseball fans, some wearing Oakland Ballers jerseys and hats, enjoying a game outdoors on a sunny day.
Group of people standing on a baseball field at night, smiling and posing for a photo. There are floodlights illuminating the field and trees in the background.
A joyful group of five people, including three children and two adults, smiling on stadium bleachers during daytime. The children are holding snacks and are dressed casually, with one wearing a sun hat. The background shows a chain-link fence and other spectators.

news.

Long Beach Classic

Long Beach Coast Clinch First-Ever Playoff Berth in Historic Inaugural Season

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Yahoo! Sports

Brock Gillis becomes first Freebird to sign with an MLB organization

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The Mercury News

How the third-year Oakland Ballers are trying to build a Pioneer League dynasty

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Let’s work together

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