OAKLAND ATHLETICS HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS HOUSTON ASTROS (APRIL 1-4) & LOS ANGELES DODGERS (APRIL 5-7) OPENING NIGHT: The A’s will welcome fans back to the Oakland Coliseum for the first time since the 2019 season. Dr. Matthew Zavod will perform the national anthem. FANS RETURN: The A’s are planning for limited capacity that will follow guidelines set forth by the State and local health officials. Current capacity is set at 12,188 fans seated in physically distanced pods of two or four seats at six feet apart, and suite capacity of six people. Gates open one hour before first pitch. HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS: A number of policies and protocols will be in place to ensure the health and safety of fans, employees, and vendors, including: physically distanced seating; required face coverings; mobile-only ticketing via the MLB Ballpark app; cashless transactions; contactless ordering for concessions; all social spaces, including The Treehouse, A’s Stomping Ground, Shibe Park Tavern, and Championship Plaza, will be closed; hand sanitizing stations throughout the ballpark; and health screenings for full-time employees and event staff. To learn more about the A’s protocols, visit athletics. com/safety. CASH-FREE BALLPARK: The Coliseum will be a cash-free ballpark in 2021. Fans can use major credit cards and debit cards for food and drink purchases via the MLB Ballpark app, and merchandise purchases in the two Team Stores. Debit cards will be available for purchase using cash at a limited number of locations inside the stadium. CONCESSION ORDERING: Fans can order and pay for food and beverages via the MLB Ballpark app on their mobile devices. QR codes will be visible around the Coliseum for quick on-site download and use. In-seat delivery is available for beer, water and snacks. Fans can order from more than 30 concession stands from their mobile device in their seats. Once your order is ready, proceed to the concession location for contactless pickup. For more information, visit athletics.com/mobileorder. BAG AND FOOD POLICY: Bags are allowed for games and must be smaller than 16”x16”x8”, with the exception of diaper bags. Fans are also permitted to bring in their own food and beverages (with the exception of cans, glass bottles, and alcohol) into the Coliseum for games. PARKING: On-site parking will be available in the South Parking lots only due to the Vaccination Center in the North lots. Parking will be $30 and cashless payments are required for all purchases. Parking gates will open 90 minutes before first pitch. Tailgating will not be allowed. Visit athletics.com/transportation for more information. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: BART will provide additional trains after regular BART service ends for fans departing A’s night games at the Coliseum. The additional trains will be long trains to ensure physical distancing. Masks are required while riding. Please visit athletics.com/transportation for the train schedule. VACCINATION CENTER: The Oakland Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at the Coliseum has dispensed 249,954 doses of the COVID vaccine as of Wednesday, March 24. The Oakland CVC will continue to operate during home game days. A’s TV COVERAGE: The A’s will broadcast all 162 regular season games during the 2021 season, including 159 games on NBC Sports California, beginning with the A’s Opening Day game on April 1 at 7:07 p.m. PT against the Houston Astros. The remaining games will be broadcast on FS1 (April 10, May 15, July 17) and FOX (July 3). A’s AUDIO COVERAGE: Every regular season game will be broadcast on Bloomberg 960 AM and KOSF-HD2 FM 103.7. A’s fans outside the Bay Area can continue to catch games on the A’s Radio Network, which includes KHTK-AM 1140 in Sacramento and 12 additional radio affiliates throughout Northern California. All A’s games can also be heard on A’s Cast on iHeartRadio, the Club’s 24/7 audio streaming station and official home of A’s audio content. The A’s Cast station is free for fans in the Bay Area and can be accessed in one click at athletics.com/AsCast. SPANISH-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS: Spanish-language radio broadcasts will be available for 60 of the A’s home games this season on KIQI (1010 AM, San Francisco) and KATD (990 AM, Pittsburg). THURSDAY, APRIL 1 | 7:07 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 4 | 1:07 P.M. NATIONAL ANTHEM: Dr. Matthew Zavod VIRTUAL PLAY BALL KID PRESENTED BY CHEVROLET: Alameda Girls Softball Association VIRTUAL PLAY BALL KID PRESENTED BY CHEVROLET: Logan, Hailey, and Rushton Spurlock NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE: For 30 years, Oakland Elizabeth HONORARY BAT KID: Samuel of Floresta Baseball League House has serviced homeless women and their children in San Leandro in its two-year transitional housing program. Oakland Elizabeth House provides a safe environment for NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY families to get the needed services that will move them KAISER PERMANENTE: Since its inception in 1971, the toward self sufficiency. Their children’s programming Peralta Colleges Foundation has enhanced the intellectual, offers summer, spring, and winter camps, tutoring, and cultural, and educational needs of its students, faculty, educational indoor/outdoor activities. Oakland Elizabeth and staff by providing scholarships, supporting the House is where hope lives. professional development of faculty and staff, and fostering innovation in the educational programs. MONDAY, APRIL 5 | 6:40 P.M. COMMUNITY MVP PRESENTED BY CHEVY: In partnership with Major League Baseball and Chevy, the A’s will honor a frontline worker of the COVID-19 pandemic with two NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY seats to Opening Day. KAISER PERMANENTE: The mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their FRIDAY, APRIL 2 | 6:40 P.M. communities. NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY TUESDAY, APRIL 6 | 6:40 P.M. KAISER PERMANENTE: Youth Spirit Artworks is a youth- driven, interfaith jobs training non-profit empowering and transforming the lives of unsheltered and other NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY underserved low-income Bay Area young people, ages 16 KAISER PERMANENTE: Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm to 25. Project’s (ANV) mission is to elevate life for youth and their families in Oakland and beyond by challenging oppressive dynamics and environments through urban farming and access to the natural environment. Founded and SATURDAY, APRIL 3 | 1:07 P.M. led mainly by women and People of Color, ANV engages youth and families in safe and creative outdoor spaces in Oakland and the East Bay. NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE: The East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) develops the social and WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 | 12:37 P.M. leadership capacities of youth and young adults (ages 6 to 24) so that they are prepared for employment, higher education, and leadership opportunities. NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE GAME PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE: Special Olympics Northern HONORARY BAT KID: Eric from Mountain House Little California enriches the lives of more than 26,218 League children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and their communities in Northern California, through sports, education, and athlete health, with no cost to the participants..