These hoping to get their first glimpse of the Giants’ prime prospect of their yard should wait — a facet impact of the Sacramento River Cats’ association to share Sutter Well being Park with the major-league Athletics earlier than their transfer to Las Vegas.
Eldridge, 20, joined the River Cats on the highway and is already off to a scorching begin, reaching base thrice in his first sport and launching a grand slam the next night time. He could be set to make his house season debut this Tuesday, besides the sequence was moved earlier than the season at MLB’s request.
“After careful consideration, Major League Baseball requested that the series be relocated to ensure the best possible natural grass playing surface conditions while hosting both the Athletics and River Cats at Sutter Health Park for the 2025 and future seasons,” based on a press launch in January.
Rated the No. 20 prospect in baseball by MLB.com, Eldridge was promoted on Wednesday after batting .280 with seven house runs and an .862 OPS in 34 video games for Double-A Richmond, however he received’t play his first house sport till June 24. The River Cats would have come house following their sequence in Sugar Land, Texas, however as a substitute will journey to Tacoma, Washington, after which to Salt Lake Metropolis earlier than their subsequent sport at Sutter Well being Park.
The groups are within the first of three seasons they plan to share the 25-year-old, 14,000-seat stadium. The park has been the unique house of the River Cats because it opened on the west financial institution of the Sacramento River in 2000, however the A’s left Oakland after final season and are calling the Triple-A ballpark their short-term house till 2027, once they plan to maneuver to Las Vegas.
Whereas the River Cats might reap a few of the rewards of the modifications made to carry the services as much as major-league requirements, their shared tenancy has already had some hiccups, significantly for his or her big-league subtenants.
The A’s are 14-18 away from house however solely 10-22 in West Sacramento — a worse house document than any staff however the Rockies — whereas their supervisor and marquee free agent signing have complained in regards to the inconvenient location of the makeshift clubhouse behind the outfield partitions and the restricted sightlines from their dugout.
It has a minimum of been a novel expertise for followers, who get to see major-league baseball in an intimate surroundings (although the A’s have drawn greater than 11,000 solely 4 occasions — their house opener and three dates with the Yankees). Now, Giants followers will have the ability to get an up-close take a look at Eldridge, whose 6-foot-7 body ought to solely stand out extra in a setting a lot smaller than Oracle Park. Effectively, quickly.
Initially Revealed: June 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM PDT
