The Oakland A’s owner John Fisher and team president David Kaval both toured Sutter Health Ballpark in Sacramento on Thu Jan 18, 2024 and are considering having the A’s play their home games there starting in the 2025 season (photo from Sacramento Rivercats facebook file)

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

Hello Sa-cra-men-to!

That’s Amaury Pi-González

By Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

What is settled: Officially, the A’s will play the whole home schedule at the Oakland Alameda-County Coliseum this 2024, on Thursday, March 28, at 7:07 against the Cleveland Guardians.

Not settled: Although 2025 and 2027 are not settled at all, Sacramento is looking better and better as that temporary home for the Atléticos. But, Sacramento is not in the Bay Area, so the team will not be eligible to receive some $60-plus million from NBC Sports.

Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto is the #20 television market in the US; the Sacramento Sutter Health Park total capacity is 14,404, which is all the regular seats plus the grassy area behind the outfield.

According to John Shea of the SF Chronicle, even if the A’s pay far less than the $67 million, a deal would still benefit NBC Sports California because it is less than what they would pay in the Bay Area. Also (according to Shea), the A’s could retain the A’s programming lineup.

On Thursday it was reported that A’s owner John Fisher and team president David Kaval both were taking a tour of Sutter Health Park and checking the facilities. If Fisher and Kaval like everything they see at Sutter Health it’s likely the A’s could start playing home games there beginning 2025.

Oakland A’s president Dave Kaval initially said the Oakland Coliseum, Oracle Park (home of the Giants), or Summerlin, Nevada, the Las Vegas Aviators, the A’s triple-A affiliate. If the A’s play at Oracle, the Giants will charge them as tenants for some 40 games, a very good fee; San Francisco is expensive, although there is a 40,000 capacity, which is totally a major league standard. and A ‘s Aviators Park in Las Vegas is probably out of the equation as of….now. The A’s are scheduled to play a two game spring training series at Aviators Park Mar 8th and 9th against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead Spanish voice on the Oakland A’s radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com