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The Athletic is a subscription-based sports journalism department of The New York Times. It provides national and local coverage in 47 North American cities as well as the United Kingdom . The Athletic also covers national stories from top professional and college sports.
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) were an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.The Oakland Athletics competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division from 1968 until 2024.
The Athletics' name originated in the term "Athletic Club" for local gentlemen's clubs—dates to 1860 when an amateur baseball team, the Athletic (Club) of Philadelphia, was formed. The team later turned professional in 1875, becoming a charter member of the National League in 1876, but were expelled from the N.L. after one season.
The Athletics all–time roster is a list of people who have played at least one game for the Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, or Philadelphia Athletics baseball teams of the American League, along with their primary position and years played for the team.
Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) Oakland Athletics (1968–2024) Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876), an American professional baseball team; Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890; Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891), an American professional ...
The 2025 Athletics season will be the 125th season for the Athletics franchise, and it will be the franchise's first year in West Sacramento.The team will play their home games at Sutter Health Park as part of their temporary relocation following their departure from Oakland, and prior to their planned relocation to the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
The name of the team, Philadelphia Athletics, is a name taken from the 1876 NL Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia. Columbia Park was the Athletics first home. They played there from their founding in 1901 through the 1908 season, and it was the venue of their two home games in the 1905 World Series .
Name Years Benjamin Shibe: 1901–1921 Connie Mack: 1901–1954 Earle Mack & Roy Mack: 1950–1954 Arnold Johnson: 1954–1960 Charles O. Finley: 1960–1980 Walter A. Haas, Jr.