Luke Weaver walked onto the Wrigley Field mound last month for his big league closing debut and was far from stoic. Come Saturday night, he could be on the mound at a moment once dominated by Mariano Rivera, pitching in pinstripes at an AL Division Series before a rabid crowd counting on him to close out wins that propel the Yankees toward their first World Series title since 2009.

Luke Weaver walked onto the Wrigley Field mound last month for his big league closing debut and was far from stoic. Come Saturday night, he could be on the mound at a moment once dominated by Mariano Rivera, pitching in pinstripes at an AL Division Series before a rabid crowd counting on him to close out wins that propel the Yankees toward their first World Series title since 2009.

The Oakland A's may be gone, but the franchise's legacy in the East Bay will live on for years. In fact, over the next few weeks grieving A's fans will hear a lot of familiar names and see a lot of familiar faces. Former Oakland A's are everywhere for the MLB playoffs: Of the 12 teams playing in the postseason, 11 have direct ties to the Oakland A's, who are moving to their temporary home in Sacramento next season. The AL East-champion New York Yankees are the only team without an Oakland connection, but a case can be made that the Bronx Bombers also have a speck of Green and Gold DNA.

When the Oakland A's traded for Lucas Erceg from the Milwaukee Brewers in 2023, it was unclear exactly what the Athletics were getting. Erceg had been a position player prospect turned pitcher, and was acquired from the Brewers, a certified pitching factory, for cash. For Milwaukee to trade him for so little was a bit odd. Not long after that deal, Erceg was in Oakland, making his MLB debut.

Eleven of the 12 teams in the playoffs have direct ties to the Oakland A's, and they gave it a shot with the Yankees' Aaron Judge. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 1, 2024 at 1:12 p.m.

Eleven of the 12 teams in the playoffs have direct ties to the Oakland A's, and they gave it a shot with the Yankees' Aaron Judge. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 1, 2024 at 1:12 p.m.

Eleven of the 12 teams in the playoffs have direct ties to the Oakland A's, and they gave it a shot with the Yankees' Aaron Judge. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 1, 2024 at 1:12 p.m.

Now that the regular season is done, it's time to speculate wildly about the A's upcoming venture up north to Sacramento! It's unlikely that we'll hear anything definitive about the A's jersey selections until at least January, if not closer to the opening of camp in February. More specifically, what will the A's be wearing on the road, since they will no longer have a city designation? At home (Sutter Health Park), it's likely that the A's will predominantly wear their typical white jerseys, much like they did in Oakland.

Darell Hernáiz and Max Schuemann were the last players to record a pair of stats with the Oakland Athletics in their 57-year MLB spell.

It was a perfect day for baseball: sunny and warm, with a light breeze in the air, as Oakland A's fans wrapped up their tailgating and filed into the Coliseum gates the way they have since 1968. A's icon and hall of famer Rickey Henderson threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former A's and Giants pitcher Barry Zito sang the national anthem to a sold-out crowd of nearly 47,000. The Coliseum was awash in green and gold, with the trappings and energy of a playoff game. "It's a combination of a playoff game and a funeral," said one fan who's been part of the drumming section in the right field bleachers since it started in the early 2000s.

It was a perfect day for baseball: sunny and warm, with a light breeze in the air, as Oakland A's fans wrapped up their tailgating and filed into the Coliseum gates the way they have since 1968. A's icon and hall of famer Rickey Henderson threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former A's and Giants pitcher Barry Zito sang the national anthem to a sold-out crowd of nearly 47,000. The Coliseum was awash in green and gold, with the trappings and energy of a playoff game. "It's a combination of a playoff game and a funeral," said one fan who's been part of the drumming section in the right field bleachers since it started in the early 2000s.

It was a perfect day for baseball: sunny and warm, with a light breeze in the air, as Oakland A's fans wrapped up their tailgating and filed into the Coliseum gates the way they have since 1968. A's icon and hall of famer Rickey Henderson threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and former A's and Giants pitcher Barry Zito sang the national anthem to a sold-out crowd of nearly 47,000. The Coliseum was awash in green and gold, with the trappings and energy of a playoff game. "It's a combination of a playoff game and a funeral," said one fan who's been part of the drumming section in the right field bleachers since it started in the early 2000s.

Former Oakland A's prospect Grant Holmes wasn't expected to get the ball today. Holmes was pulled with one out and two on in the top of the fifth inning, giving way to Daysbel Hernández, who ended the threat and kept the Braves up 1-0.

The San Francisco Giants fired general manager Farhan Zaidi after a fourth-place finish and 80–82 record.

The Oakland A's are no longer. | @NBC The A's final postgame show in Oakland was a taped postgame. by: Stephen Douglas Posted: Sep 30, 2024 / 09:53 AM CDT Updated: Sep 30, 2024 / 09:53 AM CDT SHARE The Oakland Athletics are no more. The A's franchise played its final game under the Oakland banner on Sunday and will now begin its journey towards Las Vegas, with a three-year stop-over in Sacramento. The team's last few years in Oakland have been a mess with ownership refusing to put together a competetive payroll and the results on the field matching with three consecutive losing sesaons. Between the impending move and the bad baseball, atteandance went in the tank. And yet somehow the organization

The Oakland A's are no longer. | @NBC The A's final postgame show in Oakland was a taped postgame. by: Stephen Douglas Posted: Sep 30, 2024 / 10:53 AM EDT Updated: Sep 30, 2024 / 10:53 AM EDT SHARE The Oakland Athletics are no more. The A's franchise played its final game under the Oakland banner on Sunday and will now begin its journey towards Las Vegas, with a three-year stop-over in Sacramento. The team's last few years in Oakland have been a mess with ownership refusing to put together a competetive payroll and the results on the field matching with three consecutive losing sesaons. Between the impending move and the bad baseball, atteandance went in the tank. And yet somehow the organization

The Oakland A's are no longer. | @NBC The A's final postgame show in Oakland was a taped postgame. by: Stephen Douglas Posted: Sep 30, 2024 / 09:53 AM CDT Updated: Sep 30, 2024 / 09:53 AM CDT SHARE The Oakland Athletics are no more. The A's franchise played its final game under the Oakland banner on Sunday and will now begin its journey towards Las Vegas, with a three-year stop-over in Sacramento. The team's last few years in Oakland have been a mess with ownership refusing to put together a competetive payroll and the results on the field matching with three consecutive losing sesaons. Between the impending move and the bad baseball, atteandance went in the tank. And yet somehow the organization

The Athletics lost their final game of the Oakland era, falling 6-4 to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.

If embattled owner John Fisher and his dreams of dollar signs in the Nevada desert come true, then his team played its final game as the Oakland A's on Sunday at T-Mobile Park. The last official game representing the city of Oakland was a 6-4 loss to the Mariners. It ends a long and acrimonious battle between Fisher and the city of Oakland over public funding for a new ballpark to keep the A's at home. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball has served as a feckless observer at times and a stubborn roadblock to a solution at others while crowds dwindled and anger and apathy spread.

The Athletics lost the final game of the franchise's Oakland era, falling to the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park. Mitch Spence started the game off strong until the wheels game off in the fourth, with the Mariners breaking through for two runs. The A's tacked on two runs in the top of the ninth but Max Schuemann's strikeout ended the game and concluded 57 years of A's baseball in Oakland.