The A's are down to one, final game at the Oakland Coliseum. In their penultimate game at the Coliseum, the A's lost to the Rangers, 5-1, in front of an announced crowd of 35,270. Now, nine innings are all that's left of A's baseball in The Town. A night removed from Jacob Wilson delivering the potential last walk-off hit at the Coliseum, the A's went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 runners on base, repeatedly failing to get the big hit that would get their fans going.

Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay entered his office Tuesday night after a walk-off victory over the Texas Rangers, ripped his lineup sheet in half and was just about to drop it in the trash can when sheer panic set in. A's players, fans and employees all are sharing the same sentiments with the final baseball game at the Oakland Coliseum scheduled for Thursday afternoon (3:37 p.m. ET) against the Texas Rangers. Fans have seemingly already begun sneaking wrenches and tools into the Oakland Coliseum to steal seats as private souvenirs, evidenced by a group of fans shown on video proudly thrusting a cluster of seats high into the air. San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who played the first five years of his career for the A's, grabbed the third-base bag on his way out of the stadium last month.

The presence of Rickey Henderson at the Oakland Coliseum in recent days has been bittersweet. When Henderson shows, people take notice. “I told myself, instead of getting emotional with what's going on and them not being here, I reflect back on all the great moments that we had here, all the great times that I had here and the joyful times here,” Henderson told Bay Area News Group. To Henderson, a graduate of Oakland Tech High School, his hometown played no small role in his success.

The presence of Rickey Henderson at the Oakland Coliseum in recent days has been bittersweet. When Henderson shows, people take notice. “I told myself, instead of getting emotional with what's going on and them not being here, I reflect back on all the great moments that we had here, all the great times that I had here and the joyful times here,” Henderson told Bay Area News Group. To Henderson, a graduate of Oakland Tech High School, his hometown played no small role in his success.

The presence of Rickey Henderson at the Oakland Coliseum in recent days has been bittersweet. When Henderson shows, people take notice. “I told myself, instead of getting emotional with what's going on and them not being here, I reflect back on all the great moments that we had here, all the great times that I had here and the joyful times here,” Henderson told Bay Area News Group. To Henderson, a graduate of Oakland Tech High School, his hometown played no small role in his success.

After 57 seasons in Oakland the A's are playing their final game at the Coliseum, but the moments and milestones will remain forever. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 25, 2024 at 6:18 p.m.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball's most successful — and sad-sack — franchises. Under their belts: nine World Series titles and 19 seasons of futility punctuated by 100 or more losses. This, though, is different. Now, legions of A's fans view the team as the sport's most treacherous under the ownership of billionaire John Fisher, an heir of the family that founded The Gap in 1969 — one year after the A's moved to Oakland from Kansas City. Just a few years after embracing “Rooted In Oakland” as their motto, the A's this week are coming to the end of their 57 see-sawing seasons in a city regularly overshadowed

The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball's most successful — and sad-sack — franchises. Now, legions of A's fans view the team as the sport's most treacherous under the ownership of billionaire John Fisher, an heir of the family that founded The Gap in 1969 — one year after the A's moved to Oakland from Kansas City. Just a few years after embracing "Rooted In Oakland" as their motto, the A's this week are coming to the end of their 57 see-sawing seasons in a city regularly overshadowed by the mystique of its storied neighbor, San Francisco.

Now, legions of A's fans view the team as the sport's most treacherous under the ownership of billionaire John Fisher, an heir of the family that founded The Gap in 1969 — one year after the A's moved to Oakland from Kansas City. Just a few years after embracing “Rooted In Oakland” as their motto, the A's this week are coming to the end of their 57 see-sawing seasons in a city regularly overshadowed by the mystique of its storied neighbor, San Francisco.

Longtime Oakland Athletics executive Billy Beane reflected on the organization's final game at the Coliseum.

Billy Beane found ways to avoid thinking what the Athletics' final days in Oakland would be like throughout the 2024 MLB season. The former A's player, former vice president of baseball operations and current senior advisor, spoke to Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher on KNBR's “Murph and Markus” on Wednesday morning about the organization's end of an era in Oakland.

As Oakland Athletics fans bid farewell to the Oakland Coliseum, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay could feel the ambiance. The Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 in walk-off fashion on Tuesday, the first of a final three-game series before Oakland moves to Sacramento ahead of its final destination, Las Vegas, in 2028. Fans ripped Athletics owner John Fisher for his open apology letter, addressing the team's decision as difficult but inevitable ahead of hosting its last series of the regular season.

(KRON) — On Wednesday, the eve of the Oakland Athletics’ final game in the city they’ve called home for 57 years, the Oakland Ballers sent a letter to fans. In the letter, which was addressed to “Oakland Baseball Fans,” the Ballers laid out the history and legacy of baseball in Oakland, which predates the A’s […]

The Oakland A's will play their last game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. Their departure leaves the Bay Area city without a major professional sports team.

The A's final game at the Coliseum is scheduled for Thursday. The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball's most successful — and sad-sack — franchises. Now, legions of A's fans view the team as the sport's most treacherous under the ownership of billionaire John Fisher, an heir of the family that founded The Gap in 1969 — one year after the A's moved to Oakland from Kansas City. Just a few years after embracing “Rooted In Oakland” as their motto, the A's this week are coming to the end of their 57 see-sawing seasons in a city regularly overshadowed by the mystique of its storied neighbour, San Francisco.

As the Athletics kicked off their final series at the Oakland Coliseum, the mood in the parking lots and stands was more festive than sadness. “Being a fan of the A's since 1973, it is a party,” said A's fan Justin Lapuz of nearby Alameda. Although plans have been made for the A's to play temporarily in Sacramento at a minor-league complex for the next three seasons until a ballpark is built in Las Vegas, there is a lot of red tape to cut through before that happens.

The Raiders left for Los Angeles in 1982, came back to Oakland in 1995 and then uprooted for Las Vegas 2020. The Golden State Warriors moved across the bay to San Francisco's Chase Center starting in the 2019-20 season after having played in Oakland since 1971. Oakland even briefly had an NHL team: the California Golden Seals, which entered as an expansion franchise in 1967 and played nine seasons in Oakland before moving to become the Cleveland Barons, who ceased operations after two seasons.

The final days of the Oakland Athletics have begun with a series against their division-rival Texas Rangers. The A's took the first game in walk-off fashion. With only two more games left in the Oakland Coliseum, both teams are taking precautions to prevent any worrisome incidents with fans. According to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports, the Rangers' security detail “addressed their players today to prepare them for all scenarios” for Thursday's series finale.

Having enjoyed the hors d'oeuvres of their three-day going-away party, the Oakland Athletics hope to serve the fans a perfectly cooked main course Wednesday night when they go for a second consecutive win over the Texas Rangers. Considered to be the franchise's double play combination of the future, Zack Gelof and Jacob Wilson combined to pen a piece of Oakland baseball history in Tuesday's 5-4 walk-off win as the A's kicked off the final homestand of their East Bay existence. Gelof singled, stole second and scored on Wilson's one-out single in the final inning of the night, sending many of the 30,402 in attendance home with a positive lasting impression of the ballclub that lived 57 years in their backyard. The A's are moving to Sacramento next season, where they will await construction of a new ballpark in Las Vegas.

Jacob Wilson's single with one out in the ninth inning gave the Oakland Athletics a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in the opener of their final series at the Coliseum. Zack Gelof stole second after leading the inning off with a single, and Wilson hit the first pitch he saw off Josh Sborz (2-2) into center field for the A's eighth walk-off of the season. A's closer Mason Miller (2-2) escaped a first-and-third jam with one out in the top of the ninth to keep the game tied.