After Quarreling With the Head Coach, The Oakland Athletics Key Player Departed From the Team.
Oakland: The A’s declared they would “celebrate” their last season at the Coliseum with a number of promotions and festivities one day after the organization formally announced their exit from Oakland.
“The A’s will celebrate fans, employees, and players past and present throughout the 2024 season as the team bids farewell to the Oakland Coliseum,” the team announced in a statement on Friday.
“Double Play Wednesdays” for home games against the Seattle Mariners on June 5, the Houston Astros on July 24, and the Tampa Bay Rays on August 21 are a few of the promotions. Hot dogs will cost $1 each, while tickets for the Plaza Level Outfield and View Level will cost $2.00.
The games’ tickets will go on sale on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
It was also revealed by the A’s that starting on June 9 and continuing through the end of the season, there will be “Alumni Sundays” at the Coliseum, when previous players are anticipated to return for pregame signature and photo sessions. The players’ particular attendance times were not specified in the team’s release.
There will be an induction ceremony into the Athletics Hall of Fame for the squad on August 17th, the day of the Bay Bridge Series versus the San Francisco Giants. Former players Jose Canseco, Terry Steinbach, Miguel Tejada, Eddie Joost, former manager Dick Williams, and iconic broadcaster Bill King are among the inductees this year.
The first 25,000 fans to arrive at the team’s final regular season home game against the Texas Rangers on September 26 will get a replica of the Coliseum.
Owner John Fisher stated on Thursday that the team would play its home games, beginning in 2025, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, home of the Sacramento River Cats minor league team. The deal would run for at least three seasons. After that, the team would relocate to a brand-new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas.
The decision, which is a result of a protracted search for a new stadium for the team, has infuriated local authorities, sports commentators, and die-hard Green and Gold supporters alike. The A’s have called Oakland home since 1968.
It remains to be seen if the promotions will improve the team’s appalling attendance figures. The A’s had the lowest attendance of all of the 30 MLB teams last season (832,352 fans) and were the only team to post attendance below one million at home.
45,086 fans have seen the team’s initial seven-game homestand this year, despite some fans choosing to skip the team’s opener in the stadium parking lot.
