A’s, Giants fans join in ‘sell the team’ chant at Oracle Park

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Fans of the San Francisco Giants joined the Oakland Athletics contingent at Oracle Park in calling for A’s owner John Fisher to sell the team. 

For Tuesday’s game between the two teams – a 2-1 Giants win – A’s fans handed out "SELL" T-shirts and "Unite The Bay" posters at the ballpark in protest of the team’s proposed move to Las Vegas.

Oakland A's fans chant during the top of the fifth inning of the game against the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on July 25, 2023. Fans were chanting in protest of the team's potential relocation to Las Vegas. (Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Images)

The crowd erupted in the fifth inning with a "Sell the team!" chant, followed by calls to "Stay in Oakland." 

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"It’s definitely kind of crazy, pretty loud, just a lot of energy," A’s left-hander Ken Waldichuk said. "They’re definitely passionate. I grew up, my parents were from the Bay Area, so I’ve known how passionate they’ve been in the past as well. I think they’re pretty great fans."

The game was a sellout with 40,014 in attendance.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler signals to the umpires during the fifth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oracle Park in San Francisco. (Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports)

"Totally understand the sentiment in the bay and totally understand the sentiment in the ballpark tonight," Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.

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In June, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a Las Vegas stadium funding bill into law, which would help fund a 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion ballpark on the Vegas