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Fans throw objects and storm the field during the final A game in Oakland
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Fans throw objects and storm the field during the final A game in Oakland

Some fans in Oakland wanted to have a lasting memory in the Bay Area.

The Athletics played their final game in Oakland on Thursday, with the team planning to call Sacramento home for three years ahead of their big move to Las Vegas.

And the fans got a little rowdy.

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Oakland's last game

A general view of the ballpark as JT Ginn of the Oakland Athletics throws out the first pitch against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on September 26, 2024 in Oakland, California. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

During the seventh inning, there were two separate delays in the same at bat, one due to a beer bottle being thrown onto the field and another due to a smoke bomb.

In the top of the ninth inning, a fan stormed the field and other objects were thrown onto the field.

However, the era ended on a high note when the Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 3-2 in front of nearly 47,000 fans.

On Tuesday night, some fans ripped chairs out of the concrete at the ballpark, but were caught trying to leave with them.

Oakland Coliseum

JT Ginn of the Oakland Athletics throws the first pitch of the game to Marcus Semien of the Texas Rangers in the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on September 26, 2024 in Oakland, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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The A’s will head to Sacramento before moving to Las Vegas in 2028, but the stadium will remain in Oakland for the Oakland Roots of the USL Championship football league.

Owner of Athletics John Fisher wrote in a recent letter to fans, his hope was to keep the team in the Bay Area, but the efforts were unsuccessful.

“The A’s are part of the fabric of Oakland, the East Bay and the entire Bay Area. When Lew Wolff and I bought the team in 2005, our dream was to win world championships and build a new ballpark in Oakland. 18 For years we worked hard to make that happen. We proposed and pursued five different locations in the Bay Area. And despite mutual and ongoing efforts to get a deal done for the Howard Terminal project, we arrived shortage,” the letter states.

“It wasn’t until 2021, after 16 years of working exclusively to develop a home in the Bay Area and faced with a binding MLB agreement to find a new home by 2024, that we began exploring moving the team to Vegas.”

Oakland fan with sale sign

Fans hold up a ‘Sale’ flag as the Boston Red Sox play the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on April 2, 2024 in Oakland, California. (Loren Elliott/Getty Images)

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The A’s began play in Philadelphia in 1901 before moving to Kansas City for the 1955 season. The organization has called Oakland home since 1968.

The Warriors, Raiders and A’s have all left Oakland since 2020.

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