The Athletics’ development agreement with Clark County will be the subject of a public hearing next month, ahead of its potential approval.
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Recent photos shared by the Athletics show that construction work has gone vertical on the Major League Baseball team’s new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
Details of the expenditures were included in a ballpark development agreement with Clark County.
The Athletics are responsible for paying all project costs before Clark County approves the development agreement.
The Athletics, who are constructing a $2 billion stadium on the Strip, will play regular-season games at Las Vegas Ballpark for the first time.
Team owner John Fisher and his family have the funding in place to pay for whatever the final cost of the stadium might be, according to team president Marc Badain.
The Athletics’ $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark project hit another milestone this week as crews began to pour concrete at the Strip site.
To ensure they can meet and even exceed high hospitality expectations that come with being located in Las Vegas, the A’s brought in a famed restaurateur and New York Times best-selling author.
Athletics general manager David Forst said the club wants to win now but is more concerned “about what the team will look like in 2028 when we get to Las Vegas.”
The A’s announced their first Las Vegas ballpark investor in Aramark Sports + Entertainment. The company will also be the concessionaire for the team’s Strip stadium.
The San Diego Padres acquired hard-throwing closer Mason Miller and left-hander JP Sears in a deal with the Athletics on Thursday.
Kurtz went 6 for 6 with four home runs and eight RBI Friday in Houston
Athletics fans who want to keep up on the progress of the MLB team’s Las Vegas ballpark are in luck.
Athletics Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson took in a Saturday Las Vegas sports doubleheader, where he twice linked up with an old friend in Raiders owner Mark Davis.
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