The first full series for the Athletics in their multiyear pit stop in Sacramento is complete, and one thing seems abundantly clear: The move to a minor league stadium still won’t fix the attendance problems for John Fisher’s baseball team.
The move to West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park was, in theory, supposed to reduce the number of empty seats at A’s games simply because the park had fewer seats overall than the Oakland Coliseum. Vivek Ranadive, the owner of the Sacramento Kings and Triple-A River Cats, whose home stadium is Sutter Health Park, boldly claimed last year that A’s games in Sacramento would be “the most sought-after ticket in America,” according to the Athletic.