MLB Says It's a 'Certainty' A's Will Play 2025 Home Games in Sacramento amid Rumors

MLB affirmed its plans to have the Oakland Athletics play their home games in Sacramento, California, next season.

"It is a certainty that the A's will play their 2025 season in Sacramento as planned," the league said Thursday. "MLB is continuing to work productively with the MLBPA on the details of the transition."

This comes after Jensen Rader of KFBK in Sacramento reported the temporary relocation to the city "could be in jeopardy."

Rader spoke with longtime baseball agent Scott Boras, who raised concerns with the synthetic turf that will be installed. An artificial surface will be helpful in terms of maintenance with the A's sharing Sutter Health Park with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.

"We have no Major League fields that are AstroTurf that are outdoors, they are all indoors," Boras said. "When you have turf that is outdoors, I played on AstroTurf in the Minor Leagues, and that hot sun when it's not a domed stadium gets to 120-130 degrees."

Rader also confirmed with the MLB Players Association that the union hasn't yet given its formal approval for the Sacramento move.

On Tuesday, the Sacramento Bee's Chris Biderman reported on another facet of the A's relocation still to be solidified, namely playoff games might shift to a different venue.

"A team source confirmed to The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday that new ticket buyers in Sacramento have been told 'jewel events,' such as playoff games or All-Star games, are not guaranteed to occur in the capital region because of Major League Baseball's stadium requirements for premium events," Biderman reported.

Rader and Biderman's reports points to what has been a common theme amid the Athletics' relocation saga. MLB and its owners signed off on the move to Las Vegas despite many questions remaining unanswered.

Considering that, it's little surprise the league office remains steadfast in the current plan.