You Can Still Get Into A's Opening Day, But That Window May Not Last

Last year, Opening Day was one of the few sellout crowds that the A's had at home in Sacramento, facing off against the Chicago Cubs. This year that trend should stick, but it's not quite a sellout yet. By our count, there are still 221 fixed seats available for Friday night's contest with the Houston Astros.

The one big caveat here is that the seats on the lawn are also available, but we have no way of telling how many of those remain. Regardless, this game will be announced as a sellout thanks to the way that tickets are counted, which is based on fixed seats (10,624), with the lawn acting as a bonus of sorts. Last year they announced an attendance of 12,119 for the opener.

There are presumably at least 221 lawn seats sold for this game, which would put the A's over the threshold they need to reach to call this a sellout. Before the A's moved in, there were just over 14,000 available spots to sit, including the lawn, and now that number has gone down to roughly 12,500 thanks to some of the renovations made to the suite level to accommodate the media and A's staff.

What does this mean for 2026?

An early indicator for how they'll fare this season attendance-wise will be how well they draw the rest of the weekend. Last year against the Cubs they drew 10,095 for the second game, and then 9,342 for the third. Granted, this was also on a Monday through Wednesday timeline, and not a Friday through Sunday, so there will be some baked in help just from the days of the week.

It also doesn't hurt that there are schools on spring break right now, and a baseball game could be seen as a way to finish up that week off with a baseball game.

The A's have been running flash sales to try and get people in the park, so they're certainly attempting to have a more filled venue on a nightly basis compared to last season. They averaged 9,487 fans per game in 2025, which left at least a couple thousand seats open on average, in an intimate environment.

The A's are also coming in at 1-5 for this home opening series, and then will head right back onto the road to face the New York Yankees and New York Mets, which are another pair of tough teams. If the A's don't pick things up quickly, they could be digging a pretty big hole for themselves in early April.

Having a non-competitive team could also be a reason that the fans don't come out, so the play on the field will be another factor to keep an eye out for in the coming week and a half.

How tickets are selling on Saturday and Sunday

Saturday has fewer tickets remaining that Friday, with just 69 available. 49 of those are in the 200 deck, where the Salon Club is, and tickets will run you around $250 per seat. The other 20 seats in the 100 level will all be right around $125 or so, but you'll also be behind home plate for a number of those seats.

So right off the bat, the A's will be posting a pair of sellout games, which is certainly a step in the right direction after last year. It also shows that the fans in Sacramento are ready to support a Major League Baseball team, if that actually counts for anything with the commissioner's office in New York.

There are seats open in nearly every section for Sunday's game, with tickets still left down the first base line in section 101, down towards the field, for around $35. Given that Sunday is Easter, attendance may be down a little more for this one.

This weekend will provide a little glimpse into how the A's may draw this season, but in order for them to continue the hot start they're on ticket-wise, they going to have to match that with some better play on the field against the Astros, Yankees and Mets before they return home.

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