A new era of Athletics baseball began on Monday night when the team played its first game at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
The team will spend three seasons at the ballpark before moving to Las Vegas for the 2028 season. In the first game in California’s capital, the A’s honored Hall of Famer Ricky Henderson before the game.
Henderson died on Dec. 20 at 65, just five days before his 66th birthday. The tribute from the Athletics included Henderson’s daughters throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and all A’s players wearing No. 24 in Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
