Rap icon Warren G has joined the ownership group for the Long Beach Baseball Club, an independent professional team that hopes to begin playing games as soon as 2026.

He joins a team backed by Innovation Baseball Partners and working in collaboration with Long Beach city leaders and Cal State Long Beach. Team officials called the rapper's partnership a "homecoming and an opportunity to bring something new to Long Beach."

"This is more than just owning part of a team, it's about giving back to my city," said a statement from Warren G. "Long Beach shaped me, and I want to help build something positive for the next generation. Baseball brings people together, and that's what I'm all about."

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