Athletics fans who want to keep up on the progress of the MLB team’s Las Vegas ballpark are in luck.
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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.
The Colorado Rockies have been by far baseball’s biggest losers this season in the standings and at sportsbooks. But the Atlanta Braves have been the biggest underachievers.
Las Vegas ballpark work forges ahead on the 9-acre site a few weeks after the Athletics held the groundbreaking for the $1.75 billion project.
Athletics owner John Fisher quietly made one of the most expensive home purchases in Las Vegas history at the end of 2024.
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay purchased a home in Henderson a month after his contract was extended through the first season the team plans to be in Las Vegas, records show.
The budget of the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark project could approach the $2 billion mark, according to team owner John Fisher.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred talked to the Review-Journal after Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics’ stadium in Las Vegas.
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Athletics great Reggie Jackson will throw out the first pitch at next month’s Battle for Vegas charity softball game.
With the groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark over and done, there are many more construction milestones ahead as the $1.75 billion facility is built.
Athletics president Marc Badain, who held the same title for the Raiders, is the point man again on building a stadium for a Las Vegas major league sports franchise.
Monday’s Athletics ballpark groundbreaking ceremony on the Las Vegas Strip will mark the culmination of four years of work.
Work on the 33,000-fan capacity, $1.75 billion enclosed stadium kicked off in late April and is expected to be finished in time for Opening Day 2028.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be among the dignitaries in attendance at Monday’s Athletics Las Vegas ballpark groundbreaking ceremony.
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.