During Thursday’s Athletics game, a fan wore a ‘SELL’ t-shirt referencing owner John Fisher, prompting immediate security intervention. The fan, identified as Joe Horton on social media, was confronted by security personnel at the Sutter Health Park venue, where the Athletics are currently based. While the incident was broadcast live, Horton stated that he was allowed to remain at his seat after speaking with security officials. His actions reflect ongoing frustration within the fanbase over the team’s relocation plans, which have sparked significant backlash in the sports community.
A fan of the Oakland Athletics, now playing in Sacramento while transitioning to Las Vegas, was confronted by security for wearing a ‘SELL’ t-shirt at Thursday’s game. The incident, captured on live broadcast, highlights growing discontent among fans towards owner John Fisher’s decision to move the team to Las Vegas.
While the pregame show was going on, that fan was quickly confronted by a Sutter Health Park security guard, and more team and field officials quickly followed suit. The whole thing was captured on the live broadcast. Joe Horton identified himself on social media as the man in question, and he noted that security allowed him to remain in his seat for the game after speaking with them. He told Awful Announcing, who posted the pregame clips on X, that this was ‘not my first rodeo.’
Horton even had some fun on X posting a screenshot of himself in the background of the pregame show desk surrounded by security and white-polo-wearing officials. ‘Look how many friends I made today,’ he captioned the screenshot.
Fans like Horton remain ticked off by A’s owner John Fisher, who is leading the move to Las Vegas. Similar t-shirts, signs, and flags were seen at the Oakland Coliseum last season when the team’s home games started to dwindle as the schedule came to a close. The Athletics will be playing in Sacramento for at least the next couple of seasons, as the team’s new ballpark in Las, Vegas won’t be ready until 2028 at the earliest.
So, fans like Horton continue to voice their opinion on Fisher’s moves, and it’s clear a good portion of the fan base wishes him out of baseball. He doesn’t seem inclined to do so. The Athletics remain a very young team with some budding talent, including Brent Rooker, Tyler Soderstrom, Jacob Wilson and Lawrence Butler, among others. They are 24-40 entering Thursday, which is last in the AL West division.