Fans sit near a "sell" flag during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Fans are seen at Oakland Coliseum during a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Oakland Athletics third base coach Eric Martins (3) poses with fans before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Oakland Athletics' Shea Langeliers, right, is greeted by Max Schuemann at home after hitting a three-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners pitcher Collin Snider during the ninth inning in a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)