The Oakland Athletics missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season in 2024 after finishing with a record of 69-93.
Although the Athletics had a disappointing season, the big focus was on it being the team’s last year playing in Oakland.
The Athletics are eventually moving to Las Vegas, but their new ballpark will not be ready for a few years, so they will play the 2025 campaign in Sacramento.
Following the dramatic final season in Oakland, the Athletics recently made a major front-office announcement.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Athletics president Dave Kaval has announced his resignation from the team.
Dave Kaval resigns as Athletics president pic.twitter.com/0TNOJhi3Ne
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 27, 2024
Kaval was the president of the Athletics for the past eight years, and his last day with the team will come on the last day of 2024.
It was noted in the statement that the organization will begin searching for Kaval’s replacement in the new year.
The Athletics will play their 2025 home games at Sutter Health Park and share the stadium with the Sacramento River Cats minor league team.
Although the Athletics haven’t had much success in recent years, their fans took the last season hard as there was so much tradition and memories at the Coliseum.
The Athletics will be the second team from Oakland to move to Las Vegas in recent years after the Oakland Raiders also moved to the resort city.
It will be interesting to see how the Athletics look in 2025 after these major changes.
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