Athletics ace Luis Severino on Sunday addressed the trade rumors involving him and his controversial comments about playing at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, if they trade me or not, I\u2019m going to keep grinding, trying to be my best self, going out there,\u201d Severino told reporters in New York<\/a> before the A\u2019s 12-5 loss to the Yankees. \u201cI can\u2019t do nothing about if they get mad or not. If you ask me how I feel about pitching at home, I\u2019m not going to lie to you, because in the end, you guys are going to figure out if it\u2019s a lie or not. So my job here is to pitch, and every time you ask me a question, [I am] honest with you guys, so that\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\n \u201cI was not trying to hurt nobody\u2019s feelings by saying that. But I think I\u2019m not the only one who feels the same way. As I said, I\u2019m going to try my best to focus on what I need to do and improve. I feel pretty good; I feel healthy; I feel like the movement on my pitches is there. I just need to get in a good stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n Severino, 0-7 with a 6.79 ERA at home during the 2025 MLB season, didn\u2019t hold back.\u00a0<\/p>\n He clearly isn\u2019t a fan of the big-league experience at Sutter Health Park, also the home of the Sacramento River Cats, the San Francisco Giants\u2019 Triple-A affiliate. Severino, too, suggested that other A\u2019s players feel similarly.<\/p>\n Severino\u2019s latest comments align with what he told The Athletic\u2019s Brendan Kuty<\/a> on Friday before the A\u2019s dropped the series-opener against the ace\u2019s former team. <\/p>\n “It feels like a spring training kind of game every time I pitch, and every time other guys pitch,” Severino said about playing at Sutter Health Ballpark.<\/p>\n “We don’t have that at home right now,\u201d Severino added about the environment in West Sacramento. \u201cIt’s not the same. It’s not the same atmosphere. We don’t have a lot of fans. Our clubhouse is in left field. So, when we play day games, we have to just be in the sun. There’s no air conditioning there, too. It’s really tough.”<\/p>\n The 31-year-old Severino couldn\u2019t have changed his stance<\/a> more since signing a three-year free-agent contract worth up to $67 million with an opt-out after the second season — an A\u2019s franchise-record deal — in the winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n Then, Severino was optimistic about the A\u2019s temporary home, and general manager David Forst was proud of what the partnership signaled toward MLB players skeptical about pro ball in West Sacramento.\u00a0<\/p>\n “We\u2019ve sent plans to players so they can see what we\u2019re building,\u201d Forst said at Severino\u2019s introductory press conference<\/a> on Dec. 6. \u201cWe\u2019re doing the best we can to make this a Major League facility. We\u2019ve embraced it. The fact Luis is here today hopefully sends a message around the game.\u201d<\/p>\n Well, Severino might not be around for much longer.<\/p>\n