Sacramento A’s pitcher Luis Severino pitching against the Milwaukee Brewers line up on Sat Apr 19, 2025 at American Family Park in Milwaukee. Severino pitched against the New York Yankees on Sun May 11, 2025 at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento (AP News file photo)

A’s Highest Paid Player talks about Sutter Health Park.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

Amaury Pi-González

Unless the Athletics, now playing in Sacramento, shock the baseball world and have one of their best seasons in history, the top story for the Athletics in Sacramento remains Sutter Health Park, in West Sacramento, their temporary home for three years.

Luis Severino was signed to the team’s history’s most expensive A’s contract this past winter. Three years for $67 million with a $10 million signing bonus. For some fans, it is hard to believe that a franchise that has Hall of Fame players like Reginaldo “Martínez Jackson (Reggie), Rickey Henderson, Jim “Catfish, “Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Dennis Eckersley, all played during the Oakland A’s years at the Oakland Coliseum. (1968-2024)  We must remember that contracts like the one for Rickey Henderson of $3.5 million multi-years, today are like $60  million (at least) for just three seasons.

The New York Yankees won two out of three games this weekend at Sutter Health Park. Their #1 pitcher, Luis Severino (who pitched with the Yankees last year), told the YES Network how he felt about pitching at this park in Sacramento: “This is not a major league park,” which is true.

The Dominican pitcher is having a rough start to the season, with a record of 1-4 and a 4.70 ERA in nine starts. If the ATH wants to improve from their 69-93 last season’s record, Luis must pitch better; ultimately, the veteran should lead this pitching staff, as he is their ace #1 starter.

The ATH just embarked on a six-game road trip, three at Los Angeles against the World Champion Dodgers and three in San Francisco against the Giants. They returned home on the 19th for a seven-game homestand against the Angels and the Phillies. They leave Sacramento with a 21-20 record and in third place.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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