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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

2019-09-20 11:05 Last Updated At：11:21

Forest fires rage in Indonesia, sending noxious haze around Southeast Asia.

In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, a man braves tear gas fired by police in Hong Kong as violence flares anew during ongoing protests.

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, file photo, smoke billows from forest fires in Kahayan Hilir, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Forest fires razed hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in Sumatra and Borneo island, spreading a thick, noxious haze around Southeast Asia. (AP PhotoFauzy Chaniago, File)

Forest fires rage in Indonesia, sending noxious haze around Southeast Asia.

In this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, a man braves tear gas fired by the police in Hong Kong. Police fired a water cannon and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex Sunday, as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)

In Nepal, a priest covers the ears of a girl revered as a living goddess as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during the Indra Jatra festival.

In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, police detain a man after fights broke out between pro-China supporters and anti-government protesters outside the Amoy Plaza in the Kowloon Bay district in Hong Kong. Skirmishes broke out Saturday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong between supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory and people backing the central government in Beijing. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, people move on boats past submerged houses by the River Ganges in Prayagraj, India. Heavy monsoon rains have raised the water levels of the Ganges River above the danger level, triggering evacuation of thousands of people from flooded homes around the area. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)

In this Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, a priest covers the ears of living goddess Kumari as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during Indra Jatra festival, an eight-day festival that honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The girl child revered as the Living Goddess Kumari is pulled around Kathmandu in a wooden chariot, families gather for feasts and at shrines to light incense for the dead, and men and boys in colorful masks and gowns representing Hindu deities dance to the beat of traditional music and devotees' drums, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the city's old streets. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha, File)

In this Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, former living goddess Kumari, center, watches the Indra Jatra festival, an eight-day festival that honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The girl child revered as the Living Goddess Kumari is pulled around Kathmandu in a wooden chariot, families gather for feasts and at shrines to light incense for the dead, and men and boys in colorful masks and gowns representing Hindu deities dance to the beat of traditional music and devotees' drums, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the city's old streets. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha, File)

In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, an armored military vehicle passes along a street in Beijing. Many of the streets in the central part of China's capital were shut down this weekend for a rehearsal for what is expected to be a large military parade on Oct. 1 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Communist China. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein, File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Chen Meng during their women's team table tennis final match at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships at Amongrogo stadium in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP PhotoKalandra, File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japanese honor guard members prepare for inspection by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Taro Kono ahead of the Japan Self-Defense Forces senior officers' gathering at Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, a woman looks at Chiharu Shiota's art installation titled "Uncertain Journey" at the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, Hindu devotees walk towards the River Ganges to make their offerings after performing Pind Daan rituals in Prayagraj, India. Pind Daan rituals are performed to bring peace and salvation to the souls of deceased ancestors. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)

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Forest fires rage in Indonesia, sending noxious haze around Southeast Asia.

In Nepal, a priest covers the ears of a girl revered as a living goddess as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during the Indra Jatra festival.

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, people move on boats past submerged houses by the River Ganges in Prayagraj, India. Heavy monsoon rains have raised the water levels of the Ganges River above the danger level, triggering evacuation of thousands of people from flooded homes around the area. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)

In this Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, a priest covers the ears of living goddess Kumari as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during Indra Jatra festival, an eight-day festival that honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The girl child revered as the Living Goddess Kumari is pulled around Kathmandu in a wooden chariot, families gather for feasts and at shrines to light incense for the dead, and men and boys in colorful masks and gowns representing Hindu deities dance to the beat of traditional music and devotees' drums, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the city's old streets. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha, File)

In this Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, former living goddess Kumari, center, watches the Indra Jatra festival, an eight-day festival that honors Indra, the Hindu god of rain, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The girl child revered as the Living Goddess Kumari is pulled around Kathmandu in a wooden chariot, families gather for feasts and at shrines to light incense for the dead, and men and boys in colorful masks and gowns representing Hindu deities dance to the beat of traditional music and devotees' drums, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the city's old streets. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha, File)

In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, an armored military vehicle passes along a street in Beijing. Many of the streets in the central part of China's capital were shut down this weekend for a rehearsal for what is expected to be a large military parade on Oct. 1 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Communist China. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein, File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Chen Meng during their women's team table tennis final match at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships at Amongrogo stadium in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP PhotoKalandra, File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japanese honor guard members prepare for inspection by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Taro Kono ahead of the Japan Self-Defense Forces senior officers' gathering at Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, a woman looks at Chiharu Shiota's art installation titled "Uncertain Journey" at the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, Hindu devotees walk towards the River Ganges to make their offerings after performing Pind Daan rituals in Prayagraj, India. Pind Daan rituals are performed to bring peace and salvation to the souls of deceased ancestors. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh, File)

In India, people move on boats past submerged houses on the River Ganges, where heavy monsoon rains have caused floods that have forced the evacuation of thousands of people.

In Nepal, a priest covers the ears of a girl revered as a living goddess as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during the Indra Jatra festival.

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Toru Takahashi 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

Forest fires rage in Indonesia, sending noxious haze around Southeast Asia.

In Nepal, a priest covers the ears of a girl revered as a living goddess as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during the Indra Jatra festival.

Visit AP Images online: http://www.apimages.com

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Chen Meng during their women's team table tennis final match at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships at Amongrogo stadium in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP PhotoKalandra, File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japanese honor guard members prepare for inspection by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Taro Kono ahead of the Japan Self-Defense Forces senior officers' gathering at Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, a woman looks at Chiharu Shiota's art installation titled "Uncertain Journey" at the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

Forest fires rage in Indonesia, sending noxious haze around Southeast Asia.

In Nepal, a priest covers the ears of a girl revered as a living goddess as soldiers fire a gun as a part of rituals during the Indra Jatra festival.

Visit AP Images online: http://www.apimages.com

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Chen Meng during their women's team table tennis final match at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships at Amongrogo stadium in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP PhotoKalandra, File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, Japanese honor guard members prepare for inspection by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Taro Kono ahead of the Japan Self-Defense Forces senior officers' gathering at Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, a woman looks at Chiharu Shiota's art installation titled "Uncertain Journey" at the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

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