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Andy Nesbitt

A’s Fans Chanted ‘Sell the Team!’ So Loudly Their Pitcher Thought His Equipment Broke

A’s fans held a raucous “reverse boycott” at Tuesday night’s home game against the Rays in hopes that they could somehow fend off what looks like the inevitable—the team moving to Las Vegas

The Oakland Coliseum has been pretty empty for most games this year but for one night over 27,000 people showed up and loudly voiced their displeasure with what the ownership is doing to a franchise that has been beloved in Oakland for years. 

During the fifth inning fans pulled off a pre-planned chant of “sell the team!” that was so loud their pitcher thought his earpiece broke. 

The chant starts around the 35-second mark: 

That was pretty awesome, and also pretty sad considering these fans deserve a lot better than what they are getting. 

MLB fans had reactions: 

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