The Oakland Athletics are moving to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento for the next 3-4 years before they head to Las Vegas. While they’ll still be in Northern California for now, it comes with a big price tag for fans. In this article you will guide Los Angeles Dodgers Tickets | 2025 MLB Tickets & Schedule
Sutter Health Park: The Most Intimate Ballpark in MLB
Athletics owner John Fisher calls Sutter Health Park the “most intimate” ballpark in MLB as it seats only 14,000 per game. The stadium, home of the Sacramento River Cats, has several thousand general admission seats on the grass beyond the right-field fence.
With 81 home games in this smaller venue, the A’s are marketing an experience—but at a cost.
Athletics top MLB in ticket prices
According to Bob Nightengale, the Athletics have set their $181 median ticket price, highest in the Major Leagues. That’s even higher than the Los Angeles Dodgers ($177) who have a loaded roster with Shohei Ohtani and are the World Series champs.
The most expensive median ticket prices for the upcoming season are the Athletics ($181), who play this season in West Sacramento at 14,000-seat Suter Health Park, while the Tampa Bay Rays ($146) rank third playing in the Yankees' minor-league ballpark at George M. Steinbrenner…
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 17, 2025
The main reason for the high prices is limited seating capacity. Unlike a traditional MLB stadium with multiple price levels, Sutter Health Park has fewer sections so most seats are priced similarly. And the number reported is median not average.
Tampa Bay Rays Also Playing in a Minor-League Park
Tampa Bay Rays will play in a minor-league park in 2025—and face some challenges as a result. That year, they’ll rank third in median ticket price—at $146. (That visibility comes in part from the high-profile teams they play against-the Yankees and Red Sox.
While both teams face challenges with temporary stadiums, the Rays benefit from greater national visibility due to their matchups against high-profile teams like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
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The Athletics won’t be featured on any nationally televised or streamed games in 2025. Neither will the Chicago White Sox. That puts them—and the White Sox—at the bottom of the visibility rankings.
Miami Marlins, who are struggling, still get at least one nationally televised game. The Colorado Rockies get two. The Rays, playing in a minor-league venue, have five nationally broadcast games—mostly because of those AL East rivalry matchups.
Will the High Ticket Prices Be Sustainable?
That raises a question about the Athletics’ high ticket prices. As they settle into their temporary home in Sacramento. The real question is whether fans will keep paying those premium prices for a team that hasn’t exactly had attendance issues in the past.
By 2026 or 2027, when the novelty of MLB in Sacramento starts to wear off, the Athletics will need to adjust their pricing model. Or demand will have to remain strong enough to justify those prices. Ticket sales will be the real test of that strategy. If the A’s can sell out games consistently, their pricing strategy will be validated. If attendance lags, the organization may need to rethink that approach before moving to Las Vegas in 2028.
For now, Oakland fans will have to pay a premium to see their team in action—without the benefit of national exposure.
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