Surprisingly, the team will not incorporate California into its new team name after departing the Bay Area after 57 years in Oakland. The Athletics will move to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento next season, as they call the Triple-A ballfield their home until their new digs in Las Vegas are ready for the team to move into.

The Athletics are a team without a city for the time being, at least in how they're referenced. The MLB franchise announced Monday it has removed Oakland from its name and will simply be the "Athletics." It appears the A's are forgoing any mention of their ...

The Oakland Athletics are officially no more. The team sent out new brand guidelines Monday, specifying how they want the club to be referred to going forward. “When referring to the team name, use only ‘Athletics.

The Athletics are Oakland’s no more. With the 2024 MLB season behind it, the Athletics have officially dropped the city from their team name. The team will go by just the Athletics or A’s, starting Monday, when they play three seasons in West Sacramento at the Triple-A Sutter Health Park, the A’s announced in a statement Monday.

Per a club announcement on "brand transition guidelines," the following now applies and reflects the franchise's current uncertain status: • When referring to the team name, use only "Athletics." You may use "A's" on second reference.

The Oakland Athletics are no more, officially. The team on Monday announced its “new brand guidelines,” and they have nothing to do with the city they played in the past 57 years. From now on, the team wants to be known as the Athletics.