Despite comments suggesting the Oakland Athletics would be known only as “The Athletics” or “The A’s” when they move to Sacramento next season, the team appears to be considering other, more traditional options. Public records available from the United States Patent and Trademark Office show the Oakland Athletics trademarked two
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Oakland A’s Announce Move to Sacramento for 2025
The 2024 season will be the last the Oakland Athletics play at the old Coliseum. Today, following nearly sixty years at the ballpark, the A’s announced they would be shifting their home games to Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California. The first games in their new home will begin with
Baseball Remains in Oakland with new Oakland Ballers for 2024
The City of Oakland wants baseball, and it looks like they’ll be getting baseball one way or another, thanks to the new Oakland Ballers. Following Major League Baseball’s unanimous approval of the relocation of the city’s Athletics (“A’s” for short) to Las Vegas, Nevada, the Ballers (“B’s” for short) have
Oakland A’s to Wear Patch Honouring Ray Fosse in 2022
The Oakland Athletics announced today that they would be remembering the late Ray Fosse by wearing a memorial patch on their uniform sleeve in 2022. Fosse, who died this past October at the age of 74, won two World Series titles with the A’s in 1973 and 1974 before serving
Out of Luck? Athletics Sweep Homestand in Kelly Greens Then Leave Them at Home
The Oakland Athletics appear to have caught themselves a little case of jersey superstition this week. Oakland opened their five-game homestand this past Friday, clad in their Kelly green home alternate “Friday Night” jerseys, with a 5-2 victory over the White Sox. The A’s kept right on rolling with the
Oakland Athletics to Wear MGM Patch on Uniform
When Major League Baseball opens the 2019 regular season in Japan later next month, they’ll do so with advertisements on the uniforms. The Oakland Athletics, the designated home team for the two-game series against the Seattle Mariners, will wear a patch featuring the logo of MGM Resorts Japan on their
MLB Releases 2019 Spring Training Cap Collection
With Spring Training now just mere days away(!), Major League Baseball has today released the 2019 Major League Baseball Spring Training cap collection. The biggest change overall is the change in the construction of the caps, last year’s new “ProLight” material is gone after just one year, replaced “HexTech” performance fabric. Visibly it
Athletics, White Sox Throwing It Back 50 Years
The Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox will set the clock back 50 years to 1968 tomorrow night. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Athletics first season after relocating from Kansas City to Oakland, the A’s and White Sox will both we wearing uniform designs based on what the
Oakland Athletics Unveil New Kelly Green Uniform
The Athletics are Oakland’s team, and this year they celebrate their 50th anniversary of moving to the Bay Area city with a uniform which puts their civic pride front and center. Introduced this afternoon at a “fashion show” in Oakland, the A’s new anniversary alternate jersey focuses on the City
Oakland Athletics Announce Anniversary Patch for 2018
The Oakland Athletics will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their move from Kansas City to Oakland next season by sporting a commemorative patch. The logo is green, yellow, and “anniversary gold” with a silhouette of the Oakland skyline. The number 50 is the main focus, placed on top of
New Spring Training Uniforms Across MLB for 2016
Spring Training’s going to look a whole lot better in 2016. Today Major League Baseball, Majestic, and New Era announced a new unified on-field look for the annual slate of exhibition games held every March. The new look includes ball caps, lighter-weight uniforms featuring regular season designs, specially marked baseballs, and other on-field
A Helmet So Dirty Even the Logo Wants Off
Stephen Vogt of the Oakland Athletics likes his pine tar, he’s not the first ballplayer to have an obsession with it – surely by now we all know about George Brett’s passionate affair with the substance. But I’ve never seen a helmet so bad even the logo is bookin’ it: