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Athletics will play in West Sacramento before move to Las Vegas

AP photo by Rich Pedroncelli / Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif., home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, will be the temporary home of Major League Baseball's Athletics from 2025 to 2027 with an option for 2028. The A's, who plan to move to Las Vegas once their planned stadium there is built, will make this their final season in Oakland, where they moved in 1968 after previously playing in Kansas City and Philadelphia before that.
AP photo by Rich Pedroncelli / Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif., home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, will be the temporary home of Major League Baseball's Athletics from 2025 to 2027 with an option for 2028. The A's, who plan to move to Las Vegas once their planned stadium there is built, will make this their final season in Oakland, where they moved in 1968 after previously playing in Kansas City and Philadelphia before that. AP photo by Rich Pedroncelli / Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif., home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, will be the temporary home of Major League Baseball's Athletics from 2025 to 2027 with an option for 2028. The A's, who plan to move to Las Vegas once their planned stadium there is built, will make this their final season in Oakland, where they moved in 1968 after previously playing in Kansas City and Philadelphia before that.

By SOPHIE AUSTIN / The Associated Press 5 min read

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Major League Baseball’s Athletics will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park near Sacramento until their planned new stadium in Las Vegas is built.

The A’s announced the decision Thursday to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats — their Triple-A affiliate — from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time.

Vivek Ranadivé, who owns the River Cats as well as the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, said the region has the potential to become a “mecca for sports.”

“We have an incredible community and a passionate fan base — the best fans in the world,” Ranadivé said. “Today’s announcement marks the next chapter of professional sports in Sacramento.”

Ranadivé joined A’s owner John Fisher and local officials to announce the news at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, where the A’s will play for the next three seasons. The stadium is right across from the historic yellow Tower Bridge that connects the city with downtown Sacramento, California’s capital city.