Ahead of the A's announcement Thursday that they will finally ditch the city they've called home for five decades and establish a temporary residency in Sacramento, team president Dave Kaval was continuing to take phone calls. On Tuesday night, it was a fresh late-game proposal by Mayor Sheng Thao's chief of staff to extend the A's lease in Oakland. On Thursday morning, Kaval attended a meeting with a development group looking to buy the A's share of the Coliseum complex, which the team still plans to sell off.

Ahead of the A's announcement Thursday that they will finally ditch the city they've called home for five decades and establish a temporary residency in Sacramento, team president Dave Kaval was continuing to take phone calls. On Tuesday night, it was a fresh late-game proposal by Mayor Sheng Thao's chief of staff to extend the A's lease in Oakland. On Thursday morning, Kaval attended a meeting with a development group looking to buy the A's share of the Coliseum complex, which the team still plans to sell off.

In 1903, the Pacific Coast League (PCL) was founded, bringing minor league baseball to Sacramento, according to the official MiLB website. From the 1930s to the 1944, the Solons were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Today, the franchise announced Sacramento as its official host city until construction on the new stadium in Las Vegas is complete. Utahn Travis Baima found the news disappointing, not just for him but also for his baseball-loving family.

In what amounted to an “Up with Sacramento” revival Thursday morning at Sutter Health Park, the Athletics leaned into the concept of playing in an “intimate” minor league ballpark for three years as they await financing and construction of a new stadium in Las Vegas. NBC Sports California, which broadcasts A's game, did not air the press conference, which featured no questions from media members, sticking with its regular program of an infomercial promoting “normal bladder control.” Instead, video of A's owner John Fisher, close friend and Sacramento Kings/River Cats owner Vivek Ranadive as well as Sacramento politicians speaking about the A's announced move to the capital city for the 2025 season was live streamed by Sacramento's ABC affiliate on YouTube.

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal was impacted by Mother Nature, in the best way possible. He will start Friday's home opener at Comerica Park.

The A's will head to Las Vegas by way of Sacramento.

The Athletics appear close to severing ties with Oakland after 56 years and making a minor league ballpark in West Sacramento their interim home before the expected move to Las Vegas for the 2028 season. According to a report by Sacramento radio personality Dave Weiglein of Sactown Sports, the team will announce its decision to relocate either Thursday or Friday.

The A's appear poised to leave Oakland, their home since 1968. The team had scheduled meetings with Oakland and Sacramento officials on successive days this week and is nearing a deal to play next season at Sutter Health Park, home of the Giants' Triple-A affiliate, Sacramento radio host Dave Weiglein reported Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the team is staying quiet: Attempts to reach an A's spokesperson and team president Dave Kaval went unreturned Wednesday evening.

James McCann hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles emerged from a five-hour rain delay to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Baltimore trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the eighth against the Kansas City bullpen, which wasted a masterful performance by starter Cole Ragans. It was 3-2 in the ninth when Royals closer Will Smith (0-2) walked Ryan Mountcastle and gave up a single to Anthony Santander.

Nick Pivetta battled for five solid innings to boost the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon. This outing became the latest for the Red Sox right-hander resulting in a dominant effort at Oakland Coliseum. Pivetta has four career outings on the road against the Athletics, all of which coming with the Red Sox. Across 25 innings, Pivetta did not allow a run while racking up 33 strikeouts with just seven walks.

Nick Pivetta combined with four relievers on Boston’s second shutout of the series, Enmanuel Valdéz hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Fans around baseball are absolutely perplexed as to why the A's would demote their young outfielder this early in the season, especially considering he was batting .429 through seven at-bats and a 1.232 on-base plus slugging (OPS) to begin the campaign. Not to mention that the 25-year-old led MLB with 67 stolen bases last year. Supposedly, Oakland was considering starting Ruiz in the minors to begin the season to work on his swing and consistency at the plate. Would it really hurt to let Ruiz work on his swing at the Major League level?

Oakland Athletics team officials were scheduled to meet in the capital region Wednesday to talk about the possibility of moving the team temporarily to Sutter Health Park. Many baseball enthusiasts who are following the move closely expect we could have that answer for where the A's will play next season any day now. "With the Athletic's front office and how they operate it may get delayed again, just like they delayed everything else," said the co-director of "Summer of Sell" documentary covering A's fan's fight to keep their team in Oakland Jared Isham. This week, the City of Oakland proposed a roughly $97 million deal for the A's to stay, but it has been crickets as to what offer the capital region is pitching.

The A's were shut out Wednesday in the finale of their opening homestand, as the Red Sox beat them 1-0, running Oakland's scoreless streak to 17 innings. Wednesday's matinee was their third shutout loss of the week-old season, though manager Mark Kotsay saw the eight-hit performance as an improvement over the prior night's loss.

The A's were shut out Wednesday in the finale of their opening homestand, as the Red Sox beat them 1-0, running Oakland's scoreless streak to 17 innings. Wednesday's matinee was their third shutout loss of the week-old season, though manager Mark Kotsay saw the eight-hit performance as an improvement over the prior night's loss.

The A's were shut out Wednesday in the finale of their opening homestand, as the Red Sox beat them 1-0, running Oakland's scoreless streak to 17 innings. Wednesday's matinee was their third shutout loss of the week-old season, though manager Mark Kotsay saw the eight-hit performance as an improvement over the prior night's loss.

Oakland right-hander Trevor Gott had Tommy surgery and will miss the season. The Athletics said Gott was operated on by Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas. Gott is 16-15 with a 4.65 ERA in 255 relief appearances with the Los Angeles Angels, Washington, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Seattle and the New York Mets.

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Nick Pivetta joined with four relievers on an eight-hit shutout, Kenley Jansen pitched out of a ninth-inning jam and the visiting Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 1-0 victory Wednesday afternoon. Enmanuel Valdez lifted a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning for the game's only run, allowing Pivetta (1-1) to earn the win in a pitchers' duel with Oakland's Ross Stripling (0-2).