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The A’s are officially dropping Oakland from the team name

The A’s are officially dropping Oakland from the team name

Goodbye, “Oakland” A.

Officially dropping Oakland from their name, the club is making sure everyone knows exactly what they want it to be called.

In a memo on Monday, the team made sure to specify how people should refer to them, writing: “When referring to the team name, use only ‘athletics.’ You can use ‘A’ in the second reference.” Athletic reported.

The A’s logo will look similar as they will keep the ‘A’ but it will now be green.


Oakland Athletics' Brent Rooker and Max Schuemann celebrate a two-run home run during a game against the Seattle Mariners
To officially drop “Oakland” from their name. A?

Surprisingly, the team will not incorporate California into its new team name after leaving the Bay Area after 57 years in Oakland.

The Athletics will move to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento next season as they call the Triple-A ballpark home until their new digs in Las Vegas are ready for the team to move.

The pilgrimage to Vegas has been a long time in the making for the Athletics and won’t be completed for at least three years, forcing the team to find a temporary residence in the capital of California.

The Athletics have called Oakland home since 1968 after playing in Philadelphia (1901-54) and Kansas City (1955-67).


The Oakland Athletics hold signs and chant in the stands after the Athletics' 6-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Seattle.
The Oakland Athletics hold signs and chant in the stands after the Athletics’ 6-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Seattle. A?

A plans to build a new stadium in Las Vegas on the site where it is located the Tropicana casino has since been demolished.

It looks like A’s fans making the trip to Sacramento next season will get a chance to see one of the team’s lone bright spots still on the roster, outfielder/designated hitter Brent Rooker.

Managing Director David Forst Jon Heyman told The Post that “we’ll keep (Rooker)”.

He hit .293/.365/.562 with 39 home runs to follow his 2023 All-Star streak.