Could some Athletics players never play a home game in a big-league park?

WEST SACRAMENTO Max Schuemann had spent over four seasons in the minor leagues and was in Triple-A Las Vegas last April when the Athletics publicized that the season would be their last in Oakland That lit a fire under Schuemann to make it to the big leagues and play in the Coliseum a goal he realized less than two weeks after the announcement In his MLB debut on April Schuemann as a pinch runner scored the winning run for the A s in a - -inning accomplishment over the Washington Nationals It was one of my goals while I was in the minors once the news came out that we were moving on from Oakland was to get to Oakland and experience that Schuemann mentioned and just be a part of the Oakland Coliseum leave my little mark on that history The aging Coliseum could hardly be considered one of baseball s cathedrals especially when compared to Oracle Park across the bay However it still provided countless MLB memories and hosted several Hall of Famers over its -year span While any A s prospect who works tirelessly in the minors would be ecstatic about getting a call to the bigs in their home debut wouldn t come in a -seat stadium but at a Triple-A park with a limit of that they ve likely already played in several times And if those players remain in MLB with the A s for the next two seasons they will not have the opportunity to call a true big-league park home The franchise will remain at Sutter Medical Park at least through before its planned move to Las Vegas in Considering in one analyst s estimation that the average MLB career lasts slightly less than three years for position players and years for pitchers specific A s might not ever get to call an actual big-league park home I mean I m not going to tell you that it feels the same but we re tasked with playing a Major League Baseball unit A s closer Mason Miller commented Friday inside the squad s slightly cramped home clubhouse before beating the Giants - So when the Yankees come here Aaron Judge is playing on this field Tonight we re going to play against the Giants Rafael Devers Matt Chapman all these guys that are well respected well regarded big leaguers are playing on this field as well I think when you zoom out and think about the guys that are going to be here for three years and that could very well be of their big-league career I think guys might look back on that post-career and be a little disappointed by it But right now it s hard not to be grateful for every single day in the big leagues regardless of where you re playing Roughly nine months removed from their final encounter at the Coliseum the A s first year in West Sacramento has been a challenge Despite Friday s lopsided win the A s have the American League s worst home record at - Most of crowds at the Triple-A ballpark have often been short of sellouts and complaints about the facility have been aired for all to hear The Phillies played in West Sacramento in May and pitcher Zack Wheeler had issues with what he felt was an abnormally hard mound When the Twins traveled to play the A s in early June Carlos Correa complained about the batter s box and pitcher Joe Ryan felt the mound played a role in Pablo L pez s shoulder injury which could keep him out for a sparse more weeks A s left-hander Sean Newcomb commented after selected modifications the park s mound was a lot softer on the last homestand in mid-June than it was in late May when he was acquired from Boston Their feedback has been heard But pitcher Luis Severino the A s starter for Saturday s meeting against the Giants in recent months had his own well-publicized issues with Sutter Wellness Park from the location of the clubhouses beyond the left field wall that have interrupted his usual in-game routine to the overall lack of capacity at the facility Severino signed the richest deal in unit history million over three years in December But he s been brutal at home going - with a ERA in starts In eight starts on the road Severino is - with a ERA It s not the same It s not the same atmosphere Severino stated The Athletic last week in New York 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 It s been an adjustment for sure Miller declared of the A s home field But we re showing up and playing games here this year So it s kind of on you to make that adjustment as swiftly as achievable The A s are not the only MLB company temporarily playing in a minor league facility as the Tampa Bay Rays are calling Steinbrenner Field home for the season But the Rays are only slated to play at the Yankees spring training home for one year before the roof at Tropicana Field which was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton last October is repaired this upcoming offseason The A s could potentially remain at Sutter Wellbeing Park through if construction on their planned park in Las Vegas faces any important delays as questions swirl about the stadium s financing should it face considerable cost overruns Related Articles SF Giants embarrassed by A s on all-around shoddy Fourth of July night It felt a little different SF Giants share thoughts ahead of first event at Sutter Wellbeing Park SF Giants-Athletics rivalry has devolved into the battle for Yolo County How Marika Lyszczyk achieved her pro baseball dream with the Dublin Leprechauns Dave Parker hard-hitting and strong-armed Hall of Fame outfielder dies at If there are setbacks four years seems like a long time for a big league athlete to call a minor league park home Being a veteran and watching specific guys make their debuts maybe you have that thought process Newcomb disclosed of not playing in a big home park But I d say if you re in their shoes it s presumably not really making too much of a difference You still get to go on the road and see particular big ballparks So it helps for anybody even myself just going to see the nice ballparks in Toronto Texas The domes and the bigger grander ones stand out to me but any of the ballparks are cool to go to on the road But for a guy coming up and maybe making his debut here looking back on it it is a part of baseball history too It s just kind of one of those weird things we just kind of have to live with it