Rob Manfred said pushing the Oakland Athletics’ stadium negotiations into next year would add increased uncertainty in the Bay Area.
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A key deadline to keep hope alive for Oakland officials and the Athletics to reach agreement on a new Bay Area ballpark by year’s end has come and gone.
The vote would’ve been advisory in nature and only served as public guidance for the council’s potential decision on the project.
If the Oakland Athletics end up moving to Las Vegas, Major League Baseball wouldn’t charge the team a relocation fee, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Review-Journal.
Whether the Oakland Athletics end up in Las Vegas, one thing is apparent: Major League Baseball has its eye on Southern Nevada.
Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval told the Review-Journal he didn’t have a timeline on when the potential Las Vegas stadium site could be announced.
“I think it’s safe for me to say that they have a very, very strong interest in our site if the transaction can work to their advantage,” Gaming & Leisure Properties top executive Peter Carlino said during a Friday earnings call.
A plan to build a new Major League Baseball stadium in the Bay Area took another step forward Thursday, but Las Vegas hasn’t yet struck out on the chance of luring the Oakland A’s here.