Sacramento River Cats release 2025 regular season schedule

Aug 13, 2024, 8:04 AM

The Oakland Athletics will relocate to Sutter Health Park in Sacramento from 2025-27....

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Sacramento will get more than its share of baseball games beginning in 2025.

With the A’s schedule for 2025 already having been released, the other shoe to drop was going to be the slate of games for the Sacramento River Cats, the AAA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants that will be sharing Sutter Health Park with the Athletics through the 2027 season.

On Monday, the River Cats released its schedule for the 2025 season, as Sacramento baseball fans can now piece together a calendar that will see at least 156 total games played over 186 days.

Here’s a complete look at a baseball-filled 2025 calendar for Sacramento.

More on the Sacramento River Cats schedule for 2025

Mark your calendars 🗓️ Our 2025 schedule is live and early access tickets are available now! Be the first to secure your seats: https://t.co/run4GUSa6f pic.twitter.com/8pzepuBi4I

— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) August 12, 2024

Full release courtesy of Sacramento River Cats Media Relations

The Sacramento River Cats, proud Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, are eager to announce their full 150-game schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, and the first opportunity to secure single game tickets for next season.

“While we continue to welcome fans to Sutter Health Park for the 18 games that remain in our 25th anniversary season, we are also eager to begin preparations for what is shaping up to be a very special season of baseball here in West Sacramento,” said River Cats President and COO Chip Maxson. “Minor League Baseball is a decades-long tradition along the banks of the Sacramento River, and we look forward to continuing to provide a fun, fan-focused atmosphere for our fans and the Greater Sacramento community.”

There will be a total of 14 home series at Sutter Health Park, and in conjunction with the 2025 schedule release, the River Cats are offering a limited time opportunity to be the first to secure single-game tickets for next season. Fans who purchase tickets to any remaining 2024 game will receive a ticket voucher to be redeemed for any game for the first half the of 2025 season. Offer is available now through Sunday, August 18 and is valid only through a special promo link here.

Sacramento’s schedule begins on Friday, March 28 when the River Cats host the Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies) to kick off the campaign. Following will be Sacramento’s first and only two week-long road trip, traveling to take on the Las Vegas Aviators (The Athletics) in their only trip to the Sin City starting on April 1 before closing out with six games at the Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners) on April 8.

The longest homestand of the year for the River Cats will be a nine-game stretch immediately following the All-Star Break, starting with three games at home against the Oklahoma City Baseball Club (Los Angeles Dodgers) on July 18 before continuing on July 22 with six games at home against the Aviators.

Every Pacific Coast League team will visit Sutter Health Park at least once in 2025, however the following teams will only make one trip to West Sacramento: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros), Round Rock Express (Texas Rangers), and Tacoma.

Twice the River Cats will battle rival Oklahoma City in Sacramento, first from June 24-29 in addition to the short three-game set after the All-Star Break. That will be one of a trio of three-game series at Sutter Health Park, joined by the season-opening series against Albuquerque and the three-game set with the Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks) from July 1-3.

Independence Eve is just one of a few holidays in which the River Cats will take the field, as they will also host the Salt Lake Bees (Los Angeles Angels) on Easter (April 20) and Tacoma on Father’s Day (June 15). Sacramento will be on the road for Mother’s Day (May 11) against the Rainiers. As a function of the six-game series format, the River Cats will not play a scheduled game at all on Mondays in 2025.

September will see the River Cats host two of their final three series in the year, starting with the last trip of the Aviators to Sutter Health Park on Sept. 2 before the season finishes with six games against Round Rock on Sept. 16.

The River Cats will host 39 weekend games in 2025, including 13 games each on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Fans can look forward to the River Cats tradition of postgame fireworks every Friday and Saturday, while kids run the bases postgame on Sundays.

More on the Oakland Athletics relocation to Sacramento

The Oakland Athletics will relocate to Sacramento beginning next season, but hurdles remain in ensuring their home ballpark meets MLB standards by Opening Day 2025.

According to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, Sutter Health Park will receive major-league upgrades–including an entirely new playing surface–before next season begins.

The West Sacramento ballpark is home of the San Francisco Giants’ AAA affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats, and both the Athletics and River Cats will share the diamond for at least the next three seasons as the city of Las Vegas begins construction on a stadium.

The target date for completing the Las Vegas ballpark is 2028, but many around the league are skeptical that will come to fruition. This means that MLB and Sacramento will need to upgrade Sutter Health Park for the long haul in case the A’s remain in Northern California past the 2027 season.

“They are actually constructing a separate building adjacent to the stadium that will be the home clubhouse,” Manfred said in late May at the conclusion of MLB’s spring owner meetings, per The Athletic‘s Evan Drellich.

“They’re renovating the visiting clubhouse. There’s going to be new artificial turf installed. They are upgrading the camera capability, so they get major-league quality broadcasts out of Sacramento,” Manfred continued. “There are some revenue-associated renovations: some club seating and video boards that are being done in the stadium.

“So, there’s a lot going on there to get it up to snuff for the interim period. They’ve had great receptivity. I think they have seat deposits from, like, 13,000 people or something. They’re doing okay.”

Sutter Health Park and the River Cats are owned by Vivek Ranadive, owner of the Sacramento Kings.

“I’m thrilled to welcome the A’s to Sutter Health Park, where players and fans alike can enjoy a world-class baseball experience and create unforgettable memories,” Ranadive said. “Today marks the next chapter of professional sports in Sacramento. The passion of our fans is second to none, and this is an incredible opportunity to showcase one of the most dynamic and vibrant markets in the country.”

Major League Baseball approved the Athletics’ proposal for relocation to Las Vegas in November 2023.

Plans are in place for a $1.5 billion, nine-acre stadium at the site of the Tropicana Hotel with the City of Las Vegas granting $380 million in public funding for construction in 2023. However, the ballpark will not open until at least the end of the 2027 calendar year, meaning the first season it could host the A’s in the regular season would be 2028.

Sutter Health Park opened in 2000 and has 10,624 seats, but could be modified to accommodate up to 14,000.