The Giants and A’s will hold their first full-squad practices of Spring Training Monday in Arizona.Pitchers and catchers started up on Wednesday and now the field players are joining them. The A’s are training at Hohokam Park in Mesa.While they are bound for Las Vegas in four years, they will call West Sacramento home for the next three seasons. There is some excitement surrounding the A’s as they have signed veteran free agents and secured their best player, All-Star Brent Rooker, to a long-term deal. On Monday, the A’s announced they extended the contract of manager Mark Kotsay through the 2028 season with a club option for 2029. Here’s how Spring Training works. Each team can have 40 players under contract. Those players end up on the big league roster, the injured list or in the minors. The A’s also have 23 non-roster players in camp.Those 63 players will try to earn a spot on the big league team by getting onto the 40-man roster or agreeing to a minor league deal. The Sacramento roster will have 26 players, 13 pitchers and 13 field players. Of the 40 A’s under contract, only one is signed through the move to Vegas, Rooker. Only two others are even signed through next season, starting pitcher Luis Severino and Jeffrey Springs. The team that moves to Las Vegas in 2028 may be entirely different. Here are key A’s dates to know about Feb. 22: The first Spring Training game will be against the PadresMarch 27: The season opener takes place in SeattleMarch 31: The home opener takes place at Sutter Health Park against the Cubs.| MORE | Here is where you can buy single-game tickets.What else to know about the Giants Most of the team remains the same as last year, including starting pitcher Justin Verlander who turns 42 on Thursday. He’s won three Cy Young awards, the latest just two years ago. Shortstop Willy Adames just signed a seven-year, $182 million contract. They will actually play in West Sacramento before the A’s. The Giants have a scrimmage against the River Cats on March 23. KCRA 3’s Michelle Dapper is in Mesa this week with the A’s. You’ll see her reports later in the week and then we’ll have a half-hour special Friday at 7:30 p.m.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

The Giants and A’s will hold their first full-squad practices of Spring Training Monday in Arizona.

Pitchers and catchers started up on Wednesday and now the field players are joining them.

The A’s are training at Hohokam Park in Mesa.

While they are bound for Las Vegas in four years, they will call West Sacramento home for the next three seasons.

There is some excitement surrounding the A’s as they have signed veteran free agents and secured their best player, All-Star Brent Rooker, to a long-term deal.

On Monday, the A’s announced they extended the contract of manager Mark Kotsay through the 2028 season with a club option for 2029.

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Here’s how Spring Training works.

Each team can have 40 players under contract. Those players end up on the big league roster, the injured list or in the minors.

The A’s also have 23 non-roster players in camp.

Those 63 players will try to earn a spot on the big league team by getting onto the 40-man roster or agreeing to a minor league deal.

The Sacramento roster will have 26 players, 13 pitchers and 13 field players.

Of the 40 A’s under contract, only one is signed through the move to Vegas, Rooker. Only two others are even signed through next season, starting pitcher Luis Severino and Jeffrey Springs.

The team that moves to Las Vegas in 2028 may be entirely different.

Here are key A’s dates to know about Feb. 22: The first Spring Training game will be against the PadresMarch 27: The season opener takes place in SeattleMarch 31: The home opener takes place at Sutter Health Park against the Cubs.

| MORE | Here is where you can buy single-game tickets.

What else to know about the Giants

Most of the team remains the same as last year, including starting pitcher Justin Verlander who turns 42 on Thursday. He’s won three Cy Young awards, the latest just two years ago.

Shortstop Willy Adames just signed a seven-year, $182 million contract.

They will actually play in West Sacramento before the A’s. The Giants have a scrimmage against the River Cats on March 23.

KCRA 3’s Michelle Dapper is in Mesa this week with the A’s. You’ll see her reports later in the week and then we’ll have a half-hour special Friday at 7:30 p.m.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel