US EditionA's Home Opener | Updates on historic opening day for the Athletics in Sacramento
- On Monday night, the Athletics hosted the Chicago Cubs at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, for the first Major League Baseball game ever played in the California capital.
- The Athletics are playing in Sacramento for at least three seasons while awaiting the construction of their permanent home along the Las Vegas Strip, marking the first time in 57 years the team has played outside of Oakland.
- All 14,014 tickets were sold for the game at the newly renovated 10,624-seat Sutter Health Park, which underwent more than $40 million in modifications to accommodate the A's, including a new two-story clubhouse.
- A's right-hander Joey Estes, with a 7-9 record and 5.01 ERA, made the game's first pitch, seeking to improve upon his 3-1 spring record and 7.56 ERA, and also seeking a better outcome than his previous start against the Cubs, where they had nine hits against him last Sept. 16.
- The Athletics and Sutter Health will share in some of the A's revenues this season as part of an uncommon arrangement, and while the team will be playing in West Sacramento, they prefer to be known as the Athletics or A's until they take a city's name in Vegas.
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The A's Ballpark In Sacramento Has A Bathroom Problem
The A's made their home debut Monday for the first time in Sacramento, and let's just say if you thought the Oakland Coliseum was bad, you haven't seen anything yet.First up, the A's temporary home in Sacramento — Pacific League Ballpark Sutter Health Park — doesn't have bathrooms attached to the dugouts. Yes, that's right, much to the dismay of the A's and visiting teams like Monday night's Chicago Cubs, whereas every other MLB Stadium has a tu…
A's Sacramento home opener is giving fans mixed feelings: 'They're dead to me' vs. 'They're my team'
It became official on Monday as the A's are now (temporarily) in West Sacramento, and this city welcomed the team dressed in yellow and green, but with mixed feelings. "We have to accept it."
Cubs' third 2025 opening day ushers in new era for A's in Sacramento: 'Rather be playing in Oakland'
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Cubs lined up along the first-base line Monday for their third opening-day ceremonies of the year. The first iteration included smoke machines and giant Pikachu in the Tokyo Dome on March 18. The second was amplified by Chase Field’s booming sound system last Thursday in Phoenix.Monday’s festivities played out at Sutter Health Park, home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, with a capacity of about 14,000.The Cubs…
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A’s admit Sacramento opener ‘feels different’ as Cubs’ Oakland native maligns move
WEST SACRAMENTO — The first thing that should be noted is the dateline. “I mean, I’d rather be playing in Oakland,” Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner said. Instead, the Oakland native was a reluctant participant in history Monday night, the first time Major League Baseball has been played here since the city was incorporated in 1987 (or dating back even further, to the founding of the state capital across the river in 1850). The A’s played host to the…
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