Matt Chapman

Matt Chapman gives the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead in the 2nd, as he lines a solo homer over the wall in center field

Matt Chapman hit a solo home run and Yusei Kikuchi pitched six stellar innings to lead the Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Yankees

Matt Chapman hit a solo home run and Yusei Kikuchi pitched six stellar innings to lead the Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Yankees

Barely any fans saw Monday's game between the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Coliseum.Attendance for the tilt was announced at 2,488, the lowest paid attendance for the A's since Sept. 9, 1980, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.Rays slugger Yandy Diaz got the offense going early with a leadoff homer into the left-field seats, which looked entirely vacant on the replay: Good evening from Oakland, pic.twitter.com/BSbbdL2m2L Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 3, 2022 The poor showing comes a week after A's president Dave Kaval criticized the San Francisco Giants' attendance during the Bay Bridge Series. That game at Oracle Park featured 32,898 spectators, which is 30,410 (13 times) more than Monday's game in Oakland.Following an offseason lockout that postponed the start of the 2022 campaign, the A's traded away stars Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Chris Bassitt, and Sean Manaea.Amid the sudden rebuild, team owners and executives are currently entertaining the idea of relocating the club to Las Vegas. They would become the second major sports team from Oakland to leave for Nevada, following the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, who moved before the 2020 season.Entering Monday, the A's were averaging 9,016 fans per home game, according to Baseball Reference. That ranks dead last among all 30 clubs, well behind the second-last Pittsburgh Pirates, who are getting 12,256 fans per game.Copyright © 2022 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.