Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics
2025 Oakland Athletics season
Established in 1901
Based in Oakland since 1968
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present)
Retired numbers	9 24 27 34 43 A's 42
Colors
Green, gold, white[a][2]
Name
Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics Philadelphia Athletics
Other nicknames
The A's, The Swingin' A's (1970-1975), The White Elephants, The Elephants, The Green and Gold
Ballpark
Oakland Coliseum (1968–present) Cashman Field Municipal Stadium Shibe Park Columbia Park
Major league titles
World Series titles (9)	1910 1911 1913 1929 1930 1972 1973 1974 1989
AL Pennants (15)	1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 1929 1930 1931 1972 1973 1974 1988 1989 1990
West Division titles (17)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1981 1988 1989 1990 1992 2000 2002 2003 2006 2012 2013 2020
Wild card berths (4)	2001 2014 2018 2019
Front office
Owner(s)	John J. Fisher
Manager	Mark Kotsay
General Manager	David Forst
President of Baseball Operations	Billy Beane
President	Dave Kaval

The Oakland Athletics, also known as the Oakland A's, are a professional Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of the American League. From 1968 to 2024, the Athletics have played in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Athletics were an original member of the American League in 1901, playing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Athletics" had been used by several other Philadelphia teams dating back to the 1860s. Most of the various "Athletics" teams wore a Gothic or Old English letter "A" on their uniforms. The current Athletics still often wear that old-style "A" or "A's" on their uniforms.

The old Athletics were very successful, winning several World Series championships. By the early 1950s, they were not playing well and the fans were no longer supporting them. So after over 50 years in Philadelphia, the Athletics moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1955. They were not very successful there, either. They moved again, to Oakland, in 1968. As the Oakland A's, they have won several World Series.

On November 16, 2023, MLB owners came together and approved a relocation of the Athletics to Las Vegas. A 33,000 seat domed ballpark is expected to be built in 2028 and the team will move in after its completion and replaced the land after the Tropicana Las Vegas was destroyed and torn down.^[3][4]

1. ↑ "About Stomper". MLB Advanced Media. Athletics.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
2. ↑ Clair, Michael (March 17, 2017). "Why do the A's wear green? You can thank Charlie Finley". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018. Before Finley came on board, the then-Kansas City A's wore baseball's standard blue-and-red combination. In 1963, that all changed as Finley outfitted the team in glorious gold (Finley said it was the same shade the United States Naval Academy used) and kelly green for the very first time.
3. ↑ "Where will A's play before Las Vegas move? Five options as team plans 'revolving group' of home stadiums". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
4. ↑ "Owners' vote approves A's relocation to Las Vegas for 2028". Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2023.