Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be among the dignitaries in attendance at Monday’s Athletics Las Vegas ballpark groundbreaking ceremony.
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John Fisher has considered selling MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes previously, and the decision to do so is independent of the Athletics’ Las Vegas stadium process.
Rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke made yet another spectacular catch for the Athletics, this time reaching high above the wall to rob the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel of a home run.
The Athletics will celebrate the groundbreaking of the team’s $1.75 billion, 33,000-fan capacity ballpark in June.
Clark County commissioners approved the creation of a custodial fund to handle revenues from a special tax district set up around the Athletics ballpark site on the Strip.
Executives behind the Athletics Las Vegas ballpark project said they are prepared to absorb the potential effects tariffs could have on the construction.
Cranes are expected to arrive on the Athletics’ stadium site as early as late June, with the planned start of vertical work to follow, according to team president Marc Badain.
The Athletics’ plan detailing what would occur if they don’t finish their Las Vegas ballpark project was unanimously approved by Clark County commissioners.
The Athletics and Clark County are set to enter an agreement to cover the cost of decommissioning the Las Vegas Strip ballpark project if construction starts but is not finished.
After initial grading began last month on the Athletics ballpark site, work on the site of the future $1.75 billion ballpark is starting to show visible progress.
Up to 15 Athletics games will be televised on Fox 5 this season. The team is playing in Sacramento, California, before its planned 2028 Las Vegas relocation.
The Athletics are set to open their first physical space later this year in Las Vegas as the Major League team maps out its 2028 Southern Nevada move.
The Athletics are expecting locals-heavy crowds when they arrive in Las Vegas in 2028, bucking the trend seen by Raiders games held at Allegiant Stadium.
The lead designer of the Athletics Las Vegas ballpark will give a look inside how the idea of the facility came to life this weekend as part of the Neon Museum’s Duck Duck Shed event.
Initial work on the Athletics’ $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark site is now underway.