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A s embrace return of fans, familiarity in Cactus League opener
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The Oakland A s and Los Angeles Dodgers line up for the national anthem before their Cactus League opener at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz., on February 28, 2021Matt Kawahara / The Chronicle
MESA, Ariz. Daulton Jefferies poured a fastball over the plate to Mookie Betts and fans cheered from their seats.
With that, the A’s first game before a live crowd in nearly a year got under way.
In front of 1,998 fans at Hohokam Stadium a sellout under safety limits this spring the A’s played their Cactus League opener Sunday afternoon, losing 2-1 to the 2020 World Series-champion Dodgers in a seven-inning game.
A s spring training observations: Clubhouse leadership will be a group effort
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Matt Chapman, left, Matt Olson, center, and Ramón Laureano were among the handful of players named by A’s manager Bob Melvin as likely clubhouse leaders this season.Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Getty Images 2020
MESA, Ariz. A recurring question early in A’s camp is who the team’s clubhouse leaders will be after the offseason departures of
Marcus Semien,
Semien was the A’s de facto captain in recent years. Davis, general manager
David Forst said after Davis’ trade to Texas, also helped lead a group that reached the postseason the past three seasons.