A promising young player for the Athletics has a major milestone. Jacob Wilson became the first franchise player to hit a home run in the team’s Sacramento ballpark, per USA Today. The Athletics are playing their first season in California’s capital city.

Brent Rooker, a Mississippi State grad, said he hopes games at Sutter Health Park take on the feel of an SEC baseball game.

Seiya Suzuki is headed home to Wrigley Field at last, and he promises to be well prepared for whatever chilly elements he faces in an unpredictable Chicago spring. “Is Chicago warm yet?” the right fielder inquired with a grin,

All three teams being gone in a very short span is a hard hit to an entire community," Hoerner said of the MLB, NBA and NFL exits.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Cubs lined up along the first-base line Monday for their third opening-day ceremonies of the year. The first iteration included smoke machines and giant Pikachu in the Tokyo Dome on March 18. The second was amplified by Chase Field’s booming sound system last Thursday in Phoenix.

The Athletics played their first game in Sacramento on Tuesday, drawing thousands to Sutter Health Park. But the team’s 18-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs wasn’t the only story of the night. For many longtime A’s fans, the game marked a bittersweet milestone — Major League Baseball had arrived in Sacramento, but only after leaving Oakland behind.

Its Monday, March 31 and the Chicago Cubs (2-4) are in Sacramento, CA to take on the Oakland Athletics (2-2) in Game 1 of their series. Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Joey Estes for Oakland. Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

The Chicago Cubs are part of the first major-league series played at Sutter Heath Park, a Triple-A stadium the Athletics are calling home for at least the next three seasons.