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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

2019-06-14 13:52 Last Updated At：14:00

Huge crowds of students and human rights activists protested in Hong Kong against a proposed law that would allow residents to be sent to mainland China for criminal trials. Clashes between the protesters and police were violent at times, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets.

In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, Hindus celebrated the Baikho festival in India's northeastern state of Assam to please a deity of wealth and ask for good rains and a good harvest.

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In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019, file photo, a protester reacts as she tackled by riot police during a massive demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)

Huge crowds of students and human rights activists protested in Hong Kong against a proposed law that would allow residents to be sent to mainland China for criminal trials. Clashes between the protesters and police were violent at times, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets.

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019, file photo, a demonstrator throws a canister of tear gas back towards the police outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police fired tear gas and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who had massed outside government headquarters Wednesday in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the semiautonomous territory. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019, file photo, riot police fire tear gas towards protesters outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police have used tear gas and high-pressure hoses against thousands of protesters opposing a highly controversial extradition bill outside government headquarters. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)

In this Sunday, June 9, 2019, file photo, a protester holds up a yellow umbrella as he and others march in a rally against the proposed amendments to extradition law in Hong Kong. A sea of protesters is marching through central Hong Kong in a major demonstration against government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)

In this Monday, June 10, 2019, file photo photo, an Indian Rabha tribal Hindu priest dances around burning charcoal as part of rituals during Baikho festival at Pantan village, west of Gauhati, India. Every year, the community in India’s northeastern state of Assam celebrates the festival, to please a deity of wealth and ask for good rains and a good harvest. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath, File)

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, female brass band members perform "The Land of the People" during the mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, students hold cards to form pattern of smiling face of an old man during the mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

In this Saturday, June 8, 2019, file photo, an Indian asthma patient is administered a traditional fish medicine in Hyderabad, India. Every year thousands of asthma patients arrive here to receive this fish therapy from the Bathini Goud family, a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into the patient's throat. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A., File)

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019, file photo, a waves crashes as people stand on boats on the Arabian Sea coast in Veraval, Gujarat, India. Indian authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people on Wednesday as a severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea approached the western state of Gujarat, lashing the coast with high winds and heavy rainfall. (AP PhotoAjit Solanki, File)

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Huge crowds of students and human rights activists protested in Hong Kong against a proposed law that would allow residents to be sent to mainland China for criminal trials. Clashes between the protesters and police were violent at times, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets.

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019, file photo, riot police fire tear gas towards protesters outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police have used tear gas and high-pressure hoses against thousands of protesters opposing a highly controversial extradition bill outside government headquarters. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)

In this Sunday, June 9, 2019, file photo, a protester holds up a yellow umbrella as he and others march in a rally against the proposed amendments to extradition law in Hong Kong. A sea of protesters is marching through central Hong Kong in a major demonstration against government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)

In this Monday, June 10, 2019, file photo photo, an Indian Rabha tribal Hindu priest dances around burning charcoal as part of rituals during Baikho festival at Pantan village, west of Gauhati, India. Every year, the community in India’s northeastern state of Assam celebrates the festival, to please a deity of wealth and ask for good rains and a good harvest. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath, File)

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, female brass band members perform "The Land of the People" during the mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, students hold cards to form pattern of smiling face of an old man during the mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

In this Saturday, June 8, 2019, file photo, an Indian asthma patient is administered a traditional fish medicine in Hyderabad, India. Every year thousands of asthma patients arrive here to receive this fish therapy from the Bathini Goud family, a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into the patient's throat. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A., File)

In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019, file photo, a waves crashes as people stand on boats on the Arabian Sea coast in Veraval, Gujarat, India. Indian authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people on Wednesday as a severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea approached the western state of Gujarat, lashing the coast with high winds and heavy rainfall. (AP PhotoAjit Solanki, File)

Cyclone Vayu battered part of India's Arabian Sea coast and forced evacuations in coastal communities even as it stayed at sea.

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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Athletics express sadness, some relief at moving out of Oakland at the end of the season

2024-04-06 01:24 Last Updated At：01:30

DETROIT (AP) — The Oakland Athletics no longer have to wonder where they'll play the next few seasons. That won't make the long goodbye any easier.

The A's reacted to the announcement that this will be their last year in Oakland with a mixture of sadness and relief.

“At least as a player, you know where you’re headed,” outfielder Seth Brown said Friday before a game against the Tigers in Detroit. “There’s obviously a lot of moving parts, a lot of stuff we’re not privy to, so it’s just been kind of a waiting game on our end. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to be? So I think just having that knowledge -- at least we know where we’re going to be playing next year.”

Vivek Ranadivé, who owns the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, and Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher announced Thursday that the A’s will temporarily relocate to West Sacramento's Sutter Health Park for at least three seasons. The A's are moving to Las Vegas after a new ballpark is constructed.

The River Cats, who are affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, will continue to play at the same facility.

Fisher was unable to reach an agreement with Oakland city officials on extending the lease at Oakland Coliseum, which expires at the end of this season. The A's have played in the city since 1968.

“There's direction now, which we've talked a lot about,” Oakland A's manager Mark Kotsay said. “We've got time to kind of reflect on what this really means from an organizational standpoint, the history that we've had in Oakland, with this being now the final season. There's a lot of emotion that goes behind this.”

It will not only cause some upheaval for the players and staff but also members of the organization that work behind the scenes.

“At the end of the day, we know where we're going to be for the next three seasons after the finish this year and that in itself gives a little bit of stability,” Kotsay said. “At the same time, in the present, it's challenging in certain ways to think about the finality of this organization in Oakland.”

Sacramento will be a much smaller environment to house a major league team. Ranadivé said the River Cats venue currently seats 16,000 when counting the stands, the lawn behind center field and standing room only.

First baseman Ryan Noda is concerned with the facilities. He's hopeful that significant upgrades will be made, much like the Toronto Blue Jays did at Buffalo's Triple-A facility. The Blue Jays played at Buffalo's Sahlen Field in 2020 in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“New walls, new dugouts, new locker rooms — everything they needed to become a big league stadium,” said Noda, who played some games in Sacramento as a minor leaguer. “As long as we can do something like that, then it'll be all right. But it's definitely going to be different than playing in stadiums that hold 40,000 people.”

Kotsay is confident the upgrades will occur.

“I know it will be of major league baseball quality,” he said. “It's has to be of major league baseball quality. I know the Players Association will make sure that takes place, as they did in Buffalo.”

For the rest of this season, the A's will have to deal with small home crowds and disappointed fans.

“We’re sad for the fans, the diehard fans, who always come to our games, always support us, always support the boys wearing the jersey,” Noda said.

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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

Huge crowds of students and human rights activists protested in Hong Kong against a proposed law that would allow residents to be sent to mainland China for criminal trials. Clashes between the protesters and police were violent at times, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets.

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, female brass band members perform "The Land of the People" during the mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, students hold cards to form pattern of smiling face of an old man during the mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

Huge crowds of students and human rights activists protested in Hong Kong against a proposed law that would allow residents to be sent to mainland China for criminal trials. Clashes between the protesters and police were violent at times, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets.

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, female brass band members perform "The Land of the People" during the mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

In this Friday, June 7, 2019, file photo, students hold cards to form pattern of smiling face of an old man during the mass game performance of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP PhotoJon Chol Jin, File)

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