Fans expected to protest outside A's season opener at Coliseum
Thousands of fans are expected to show up at the Oakland Coliseum for the A’s 2024 season opener Thursday night, but it’s possible many won’t actually step inside the stadium. Thousands of fans are expected to protest outside the Oakland Coliseum for the A's 2024 season opener, but many may not actually enter the stadium. Fan groups, the Last Dive Bar and the Oakland 68s, are urging fans to stay in the parking lot for a block party protest. The groups have launched a website to "channel our collective frustration into positive action" to encourage the team to stay and not move to Las Vegas. They also want to send a message to billionaire team owner John Fisher about the team's future.
Published : a month ago by NBC Bay Area staff in Sports
Thousands of fans are expected to show up at the Oakland Coliseum for the A's 2024 season opener Thursday night, but it's possible many won’t actually step inside the stadium.
Two fan groups, the Last Dive Bar and the Oakland 68s, are asking fans to stay in the parking lot during Thursday's game between the A's and the Cleveland Guardians for a block party protest.
The groups have launched a website to "channel our collective frustration into positive action." They're sending a message to billionaire team owner John Fisher that they want the team to stay in Oakland and not move to Las Vegas.
Bob Redell has more in the video above.
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