The Oakland Coliseum hosted its final Major League Baseball game on Thursday where the Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers.
57 years of Athletics baseball was played at the Coliseum, and they will now eventually move to Las Vegas.
Athletic fans and both former and current players were emotional on Thursday with various memories of the Coliseum being shared all over the internet.
According to Baseball Is Dead on ‘X,’ former Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden took a handful of dirt from the mound as a final farewell to the Coliseum.
Dallas Braden returns to the mound where he threw his unforgettable perfect game on Mother’s Day 2010, taking a handful of dirt as a final farewell to the Oakland Coliseum pic.twitter.com/DxqYyy5HH9
— Baseball Is Dead (@baseballisdead_) September 26, 2024
Braden had a brief Major League Baseball career that lasted only 5 years from 2007 to 2011.
All 5 years were spent in an Athletics uniform, and he had one unforgettable moment at the Coliseum back in 2010.
On May 9, 2010, Braden threw the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history at the Coliseum and the dirt he collected from the mound will always be a reminder of that moment.
His perfect game performance included 109 pitches and 6 strikeouts in the win against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Braden’s career stats included a record of 26 wins and 36 losses with a 4.16 earned run average and 305 strikeouts in 491.1 innings pitched.
While his career as a whole was not overly impressive, he will always be remembered for his perfect game that day in the Coliseum.
There were countless memories made at the Coliseum over the years, and Athletics fans will always remember the good ones.
The Athletics will end their 2024 season with a 3-game series in Seattle where they will take on the Mariners.
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