It was the end of an era for the MLB’s Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon, who, after 57 seasons at the Oakland Coliseum and years of being in limbo, saw the A’s play their last game there. According to ESPN , fans were eager to see the history-making game, with some arriving as early as four hours before the game to make sure they made it for the first pitch. “People who have never been here will look at this scene and be surprised,” Jorge Leon, a diehard fan of the A’s and president of the Oakland 68s, a community-based fan group, told ESPN of the big game. “To those of us who have been coming here since we were kids, this is just what it’s always been before everybody got tired of being lied to.” The Oakland A’s are moving to Las Vegas, but have a pit stop before The poignant game comes more than a year after the team announced their move to Las Vegas. Back in April, the A’s announced their new home, Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, starting early 2025 as they wait for...
