The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Wednesday (March 5) that Armstrong has joined fellow Oaktown legend rapper Too $hort as part of the ownership

By Over a 35-year musical career, Billie Joe Armstrong has often walked the empty street, but has he ever run the loaded bases? “This is all about bringing families to a ball game,” Armstrong said in an email to The Hollywood Reporter.

Armstrong, 53, founded Green Day in 1987 with Mike Dirnt. The band has sold more than 85 million records worldwide and has won four Grammy Awards. Armstrong also won a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album for “American Idiot,” which also featured Green Day.

Now the only professional baseball team in the East Bay, the Oakland Ballers also received an investment from Too $hort. Billie Joe Armstrong Buys Stake in Oakland Minor League Baseball Team Eddie Fu

The Green Day lead singer and legendary Oakland rapper are new celebrity investors of the Pioneer League baseball club that plays in West Oakland.