Luis Severino Criticizes A's Sacramento Stadium, Says it's Like 'Spring Training'

Athletics pitcher Luis Severino isn't a fan of Sutter Health Park, the minor-league stadium in Sacramento that the team is using for the 2025 season.

“It feels like a spring training kind of game every time I pitch, and every time other guys pitch,” Severino said Friday, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.

“It’s the same mentality we have, to go out there and try to do our best. But it’s not been great for us," he added.

Severino joined the A's on a three-year contract worth $67 million in Dec. 2024, representing the largest guarantee in the franchise's history.

He's performed at a higher level on the road than at home to begin his first season with the Athletics, offering an explanation on Friday.

“Because we play in a big-league stadium on the road,” Severino said, via Kuty.

“We don’t have that at home right now," he added. "It’s not the same. It’s not the same atmosphere. We don’t have a lot of fans. Our clubhouse is in left field. So, when we play day games, we have to just be in the sun. There’s no air conditioning there, too. It’s really tough.”

Severino owns a 2-8 record to go along with a 4.83 ERA in his first 17 starts with the Athletics. He holds a 6.79 ERA and 1.596 WHIP in 10 home games compared to a 2.27 ERA and 1.031 WHIP in seven road starts.

The A's are set to move to Las Vegas for the 2028 season after leaving Oakland, but they're scheduled to play in Sacramento while they wait for a new stadium to be built.

Their temporary ballpark was initially only used by the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats and has a capacity of 14,014. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians' Progressive Field owns the lowest capacity among all full-time home ballparks at 34,830 (h/t USA Today's Jesse Yomtov).

Amid a tumultuous start to his Athletics career, Severino hasn't enjoyed playing at Sutter Health Park so far.