Max Muncy, the Oakland Athletics’ 2021 first-round draft pick, will make his Triple-A debut when the Las Vegas Aviators open the 2024 season.
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Despite not knowing where they’ll play while their Las Vegas ballpark is being built, Athletics players and coaches insist their focus is on winning games.
Aviators president Don Logan said the natural grass field at Las Vegas Ballpark couldn’t take the beating of more than 150 games a season if the Athletics also played there.
Aviators fans discussed the possible relocation of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas at the Triple-A team’s home opener Tuesday.
If the Oakland Athletics end up relocating to Las Vegas, the plan, a source said, is for them to share a stadium temporarily with the Aviators.
With the All-Star break beginning Monday, the Aviators already have worn nine different uniforms this season.
Recently acquired as part of the Matt Olson trade to the Atlanta Braves, Aviators catcher Shea Langeliers has impressed his new teammates with his bat and glove.
Aviators games will be played with a few different rules this season after MLB announced Monday several experimental changes for the minor league season.
Don Logan, the president of the Las Vegas Aviators, isn’t worried about the Major League Baseball lockout impacting the minor leagues.
The 29-year-old Silverado High School graduate was attempting to make it back to the Major Leagues 15 months after a suicide attempt cost him his right eye.
Individual game tickets for the remainder of the season go on sale at noon June 1 at ticketmaster.com.
Officials from the Oakland Athletics organization come to Las Vegas this week for a fact-finding mission.
Oakland Athletics officials will visit Southern Nevada next week to explore the possibility of Las Vegas becoming a relocation site for the Major League Baseball club.
If Oakland’s attempt to build a new stadium for the Athletics is not successful, the team will be looking to Las Vegas as a potential landing spot, a report says.
Sacramento shortstop Thairo Estrada went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs, and six River Cats pitchers allowed four hits, spoiling the Aviators’ opener Thursday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.