Major League Baseball opened the season with a couple of games in South Korea, though Las Vegas fans can be forgiven for missing at least one of them.
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The Athletics won’t play in Las Vegas until at least 2028. A lot can change in the sports landscape — including another Super Bowl here — before then.
The soon-to-be-Las Vegas Athletics are a public relations nightmare off the field, most recently with a problematic retirement gift to a future Hall of Famer.
Former Oakland A’s are starring for teams across Major League Baseball. The A’s have consistently allowed top players to depart when they are due for huge pay raises.
The Oakland Athletics have the worst record in baseball at the All-Star break. The A’s are last in the league in batting average, but also the worst in ERA.
The Athletics are reportedly considering starting games at 4 p.m. in Las Vegas if they relocate here. But let’s go the other way. How about starting late?
Kansas City Royals legend George Brett, who was at Las Vegas Ballpark this weekend, is a big fan of Las Vegas and thinks the Oakland A’s would be a great fit for the city.
Bonanza High School alum and Las Vegas native Kris Bryant said he believes Major League Baseball is coming to his hometown and that it’s going to be a success.
Oakland’s offseason trade of budding star catcher Sean Murphy cleared the way for former Aviators standout Shea Langeliers to take over as the Athletics’ everyday catcher.
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.
The San Francisco Giants’ Drew Robinson is learning to balance the ups and downs on the baseball field with appreciating being alive after a 2020 suicide attempt.
Zach Houchins and Abiatal Avelino each hit two-out RBI singles in the bottom of the sixth inning to help the River Cats even their first-round Pacific Coast League playoff series at a game apiece with a 8-6 win over the Aviators.
Alfonso Rivas hit a three-run homer as part of a five-run rally with two outs in the third inning to help the Aviators to a 9-3 road win Wednesday night.
Houston beat Detroit as a minus-550 favorite a night after losing to the Tigers as the biggest Major League Baseball favorite in memory, netting at least one bettor a $10,000 profit.
Detroit pulled off one of the biggest upsets in baseball history Wednesday with a 2-1 road win over Houston. The Tigers were anywhere from a plus 375 to plus 450 underdog.