Sacramento residents, despite being A's fans, show displeasure with team's move to hometown

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Sacramento fans have never had a professional baseball team, but beginning next year, they will when the Oakland Athletics play there.

The A's announced that they will move to the capital of California until at least 2027, as their current stadium lease ends this year, and they await their move to Las Vegas.

The team's future home in Sutter Health Park, ironically, the home of their local rival San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats, is roughly a 90-minute drive from Oakland Coliseum, saving plenty of A's fans a long trip back-and-forth.

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Fans of the Oakland Athletics with signs saying Managing Partner John Fisher should sell the team during the game against the Cincinnati Reds at RingCentral Coliseum on April 28, 2023, in Oakland, California.  (Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

But despite over 100 miles and plenty time being saved, it doesn't matter to some.

"I will not watch them. I will not wear any green and gold," Sacramento resident and A's fan Ray Perez, 36, told the New York Post. "I used to go to 10-15 A’s games a year . . . I live two minutes away [from Sutter Health Park] and I won’t be going to any."

"The notion of supporting the A’s as the local team under these circumstances is unthinkable," added Craig Merry. "The way this situation has unfolded is an affront to the essence of sports and its fans."

For others, it's a murky situation. Sheretta Lane admits she is "conflicted."

An aerial view of Sutter Health Park on January 24, 2021, in West Sacramento, Calif. The stadium is the home of the Sacramento River Cats. (Kirby Lee/Getty