Oakland A's win emotional final match at Coliseum

The Oakland Athletics hit nan Texas Rangers 3-2 successful their last location crippled astatine nan Coliseum arsenic supporters said farewell to nan Bay Area successful San Francisco.

Nearly 47,000 fans turned retired for nan crippled earlier a planned franchise move to Las Vegas by nine proprietor John Fisher.

Major League Baseball's nine-time World Series champions person spent nan past 56 seasons astatine nan Oakland Coliseum.

Despite protagonist acceptance that nan stadium requires awesome refurbishment, nan determination to move nan nine retired of California and 550 miles to neighbouring Nevada has been wide criticised.

Fisher, successful a missive to supporters connected Monday, said each options had been exhausted aft attempts were made to activity onshore successful nan area to build a caller stadium.

Some supporters stayed distant from nan finale, specified was nan anger astatine Fisher's decision.

Athletics head Mark Kotsay touched upon those who will suffer their jobs arsenic portion of nan move, thanking those that person dedicated themselves to nan side.

"I want to support this short, because I don't really cognize if I'm gonna beryllium capable to make it done this," Kotsay began.

"To nan unit who dedicate their lives to nan Oakland A's, particularly those who aren't coming pinch us, I americium everlastingly grateful. I will ne'er hide you."

The A's, who will support their name, will play successful Sacramento for nan adjacent 3 seasons while their stadium successful Las Vegas is built.

The impermanent location successful Sacramento is situated 85 miles to nan north-east of nan Coliseum. It tin spot astir 14,000 spectators, making it importantly smaller than different MLB grounds, though nan A's had nan lowest mean location attendance of each 30 sides, astatine conscionable complete 11,000 successful nan 63,000-capacity Coliseum.

There is an action for a 4th play successful Sacramento should their caller 33,000-capacity stadium successful Las Vegas not beryllium vanished connected time.