As the Oakland Athletics make the transition to Sutter Health Park in Sacramento for the 2025 season, there will be a change to the previous plan for

The nomadic Athletics will play home games on grass as they move from Oakland to Sacramento next season rather than the artificial turf initially planned at Sutter Health Park

The A’s are going to play on natural grass in Sacramento, not turf as previously planned, a change preferred by the players and made out of concern for the heat. Starting in 2025 the A’s are going to share a stadium,

The Athletics have pivoted on plans to play their home games at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California on natural grass instead of synthetic turf. Major League Baseball originally planned to install an artificial surface in the ballpark,

The A’s will play on natural grass when they move to Sutter Health Park in Sacramento next season, rather than on synthetic turf currently installed. The club plans to share the ballpark with the Sacramento River Cats,

Common sense prevailed Monday when Major League Baseball said the former Oakland Athletics will not play on artificial turf next season in Sacramento but real grass instead. The plan to play on artificial turf seemed especially odd and ill-advised considering Sacramento temperatures soar well above 100 degrees in the summer and that playing on a fake surface significantly increases the heat at field level.

The A's will be playing on natural grass in Sacramento, which fixes one problem, but potentially creates another.