Dodgers acquire former AL stolen-base leader Esteury Ruiz in deal with Athletics
The Dodgers picked up a late-inning stolen-base threat in a deal with the A's.
'Minor league' or 'baseball paradise'? Either way, A's opener in Sacramento was one-of-a-kind
For better or worse, the first major-league Opening Day in this onetime minor-league town was one to remember. “This,” Joe Hatfield, 42, said from the grass berm in right field of Sutter Health Park, gesturing toward the playing surface, “is baseball paradise.” RELATED: Kurtenbach: Is it Sacramento? What is this new A's home?
Athletics bat boy bats down drone in left field during game
When a drone suddenly appeared near the left-field wall at Sutter Health Park on Monday night, veteran Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum decided to help thwart it. The drone tried to lift him off the grass but Thalblum used a bat and brought it down, careful not to cut himself with the spinning blades. Once the device had been corralled, Thalblum handed it off to a security guard. The drone appeared with Seth Brown batting for the Athletics in the seventh inning of the Chicago Cubs' 18-3 rout and it delayed the game for a few minutes.
New era begins for A's with home opener in Sacramento
For the first time in nearly 60 years, the Athletics on Monday played their home opener outside of Oakland, when faced the Chicago Cubs at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. Long-time fans of the Oakland Athletics will have to drive an hour-plus up Interstate 80 or I-5 if they want to see their team play in person. Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento is the A's new temporary home while the club waits for its new stadium to be built in Las Vegas.
Athletics make unfortunate franchise history in blowout loss to Cubs
The Athletics' 18-3 home-opener loss to the Chicago Cubs was a historic MLB event -- in more ways than one. Playing at Sutter Health Park for the first time, the Athletics suffered a blowout loss the likes of which MLB hasn't seen in nearly a century. The Athletics allowed 18 runs to the visiting Chicago Cubs, the most surrendered in a home opener since the St. Louis Browns surrendered 21 to the then-Cleveland Indians on April 14, 1925, per the Associated Press' Josh Dubow via Sportradar.
Athletics begin turbulent new era at intimate, fun Sutter Health Park
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- "I'd rather be playing in Oakland." Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, an Oakland native, shared that pregame sentiment with thousands in attendance at Sutter Health Park and many more watching from home as the Athletics officially began a new era at their temporary home on Monday night. There was a buzz in the air early on at the minor-turned-major league ballpark, which quickly filled with loyal Bay Area and Northern California fans after gates opened at 5 p.m, but it was hard to ignore the elephant in the room.
Athletics start Sacramento era in minor-league stadium, much to dismay of visiting players
It is raining, the wind is gusting at 40 mph, and the wind chill is 49 degrees. Oh, baby, the Athletics are not in Oakland anymore. There will be days that the A's and the visiting teams will pray for Sunday mornings like this during the blistering hot summer, but for their historic opening night game Monday against the Chicago Cubs, well, it will be a cold reminder that life for the A's is about to become awfully different.
New era begins for A's with home opener in Sacramento
For the first time in nearly 60 years, the Athletics on Monday play their home opener outside of Oakland, when they take on the Chicago Cubs at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. Long-time fans of the Oakland Athletics will have to drive an hour-plus up Interstate 80 or I-5 if they want to see their team play in person. Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento is the A's new temporary home while the club waits for its new stadium to be built in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, community leaders in Sacramento are hoping that hosting the A's for the next couple of seasons will prove to Major League Baseball that their region has the infrastructure and enough interest from fans to permanently house a major sports franchise.