The MLB season is finally here, which also means the Oakland Athletics are now just the Athletics or the A’s.
With an impending move to Las Vegas on the horizon, the A’s are set to play in Sacramento at Sutter Health Park, which is also the home of the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats. As one could imagine, going from an MLB stadium to a minor league stadium that holds nearly 50,000 fewer fans can be an adjustment for the teams.
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However, Monday revealed that media members may also feel the adjustment thanks to a photo shared to X by KRON TV’s Ben Ross. The media members are now forced to complete press conferences in a portable building that has tarps for the roof.
This revelation led to hundreds of fans calling out the team for how unprofessional their accommodations were for media members.
“I’m pretty sure I saw this exact shed at Home Depot yesterday,” wrote one fan.
“What an embarrassment,” added another.
“If it wasn’t the A’s I would think this is a April fools joke a day early,” commented a third.
“All jokes aside, man, that’s really sad,” chimed in another.
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“What an embarrassment to the sport. Shame on John Fisher. Shame on Rob Manfred,” said one fan.
“That is so depressing. This even furthers my theory that the A’s will die in Sacramento. Vegas will create their own team,” speculated another.
Oakland Athletics second baseman Max Schuemann (12), right fielder Lawrence Butler (4), and center fielder JJ Bleday (33).Ryan Sun-Imagn Images
The fans aren’t the only ones unhappy with the arrangements. Cubs pitcher Ryan Brasier said it was “stupid” that they have to play at a minor league ballpark.
“I think it’s so stupid that we have to play at a Triple-A stadium,” Brasier told USA TODAY Sports, “when they have maybe not a perfectly good ballpark in Oakland, but a big-league ballpark. I would have much rather play in Oakland than Sacramento, but I guess it doesn’t really matter what we want…”
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While fans, media and players alike may not love the temporary home field for the A’s, they’ll simply have to get used to it. The A’s are expected to play there until their stadium in Las Vegas is completed, which is projected to be in 2028.
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