Major League Baseball is doing some damage control on Thursday after top agent Scott Boras suggested the Oakland Athletics’ planned move to Sacramento may be in jeopardy.
In an interview with KBFK in Sacramento, Boras claimed the MLB Players Association has yet to sign off on planned upgrades to Sutter Health Park to make the stadium MLB-ready. Boras said there are serious concerns about health and safety concerns over the installation of artificial turf and the subsequent heat it could generate, and also suggested that the new owners of the Oakland Coliseum are eager to negotiate with the A’s to potentially bring them back for 2025.
MLB issued a statement that largely dismissed Boras’ comments, stating that the league is working with the MLBPA on the Sacramento move, and that the A’s playing there next season is a “certainty.”
