Oakland A’s reportedly run into travel complications with team plane
The Oakland A’s dealt with some complications relating to their team plane after Sunday’s win over the Texas Rangers, according to a report.
The SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser reported Sunday evening that the Athletics’ team plane was damaged after the mobile stairs were blown into the wing during a thunderstorm.
The A’s trip to Texas just will not end: The Chronicle has learned today’s thunderstorm blew the mobile stairs into the team’s plane, damaging the wing, and the A’s players are still stuck in the clubhouse in Texas for an extra 3 1/2 hours or so.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 10, 2019
As a result, the A’s had to stick around at Globe Life Park in Arlington for several hours until a backup plane arrived to take them to their next road stop, which was Tampa for a series with the Rays.
A’s travel secretary Mickey Morabito tells The Chronicle he was able to find another plane for the team to take to Tampa but it is being flown in from Northern California and they won’t leave until 10 pm or so.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 10, 2019
Oakland beat Texas 9-8 on Sunday to split the four-game series. They begin a 3-game series with the Rays on Monday.
