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MLB Rumors: Oakland Offered Athletics 3-Year Lease Extension Before Sacramento Move

Before the Oakland Athletics announced they would play the next three seasons at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, the team received a three-year, $60 million lease extension from Oakland officials, per The San Francisco Chronicle's John Shea (h/t NBC Sports' Ali Thanawalla).

The deal had a caveat, however, as if the A's took the offer, MLB would allow Oakland one year to find interested owners and investors for a potential future expansion team. That offer seemingly wasn't enough to keep the team in Oakland.

Now, the A's will play the next three seasons at Sutter Health Park, a Triple-A stadium home to the Sacramento Rivercats, as they await the move to Las Vegas.