Fisher's decision last November to move the team sparked outrage among fans. The 63-year-old, who purchased the A's with Lew Wolff in 2005, said he did all he could to keep the franchise in Oakland.

If this were said last year, this would be a non-story. The A's, however, play their home games in Sacramento now, not Oakland. They, as long as Fisher is owner, will never go back to that city.

Fisher’s hope comes at a time when many, if not most, A’s fans are gutted by his decision to take his team out of Oakland where it won four World Series during its 57-year stay.

Like actual nausea that I could feel building up. There’s one thing that A’s owner John Fisher does consistently. And that’s fail to deliver. So we’ll see,” Shanahan said.

A's owner John Fisher decided that moving the team an hour and a half up north to West Sacramento would be a better fit for the long-term success of his franchi ...

“All I can say is, I’m excited about the fans that are going to show up at our games,” Fisher said. “In Oakland, we had sometimes very small crowds, but they were passionate, and they ...

Sacramento A's owner John Fisher just received a promotion.May 6, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher looks towards the pitch after a ...

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It should also be noted that the A's were drawing right around 21,000 in 2019, the last year before the pandemic (2020-21), another sell-off (2022), and the relocation announcement (2023).

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