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Oakland A's fans can buy cardboard cutout of themselves to put in stadium at games

Posted at 7:19 AM, Jul 02, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-02 09:19:21-04

While fans are not allowed to attend any MLB games in the shortened 2020 season, the Oakland Athletics came up with a brilliant way to "bring in" fans.

The team unveiled its "Coliseum Cutouts" program, where A's fans will get a chance to display the cardboard cutout of themselves during games.

The team's staff will try to fill the stands with the cutouts. Prices range from $49 to $129 for each cutout. If a cutout in the program's foul ball zone gets hit with a foul ball, the A's will send the ball to that fan.

Proceeds from this program will benefit the team's charity partners.

With every purchase of a cutout, the fan will also receive two complimentary tickets to the A's first exhibition game at the Coliseum during the 2021 season.

WFTS' KJ Hiramoto first reported this story.