The Oakland Athletics missed the playoffs for the fourth straight time in 2024, finishing with a 69-93 record.
Although the Athletics had a disappointing season, much of the attention was focused on the team’s final year in Oakland.
The Athletics eventually move to Las Vegas, but their new ballpark won’t be ready for several years, so they’ll play the 2025 campaign in Sacramento.
After a dramatic final season in Oakland, the Athletics recently made some major announcements.
According to USA Today’s Bob Nightingale, athletics president Dave Kaval has announced his departure from the team.
Dave Kaval has resigned as athletics president pic.twitter.com/0TNOJhi3Ne
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 27, 2024
Kaval has been president of the Athletics for the past eight years, and his last day with the team will be in 2024.
The announcement states that the organization will begin searching for Kaval’s replacement in the new year.
The Athletics will play 2025 home games at Sutter Health Park and share a stadium with the Sacramento River Cats minor league team.
Even though the Athletics haven’t had much success in recent years, their fans had a hard time last season because there was so much tradition and memories at the Coliseum.
The Athletics will be the second team from Oakland to relocate to Las Vegas in recent years after the Oakland Raiders also moved to the resort city.
It will be interesting to see what athletics will look like in 2025 after these major changes.
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