The Athletics are in talks with potential investors as the Major League Baseball team seeks to raise up to $550 million to go toward the construction of its $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark.
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Plans are in the works to revamp an intersection that will serve as a vital access point for fans attending games at the Athletics’ $1.75 billion Strip ballpark.
For whatever reason — the desire to compete, or to earn revenue-sharing dollars — the A’s this offseason actually spent on the baseball side of things.
The Athletics are looking to start preliminary work on their Las Vegas ballpark to keep the project on track to be completed for the 2028 MLB season.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority jersey patch deal with the Athletics is a multimillion-dollar agreement.
The Athletics dropped their second Big League Weekend game against the Diamondbacks on Sunday at Las Vegas Ballpark in front of an announced crowd of 8,130.
After an eventful week of Las Vegas-based announcements for the Athletics, the hype surrounding the team’s planned relocation is building among fans.
The A’s are hoping the second half of last season, when they played .500 ball, will carry over even more in the American League West this season.
Mark Davis said of former Raiders executive Marc Badain’s moving to Athletics, “They’ve got somebody the Raiders can work with.”
The Athletics announced a deal with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to sport a Las Vegas patch on their uniforms even while playing at their temporary home in California.
Right-hander Luis Severino signed a three-year, $67 million free-agent deal with the Athletics in the offseason, the largest guarantee in franchise history.
Marc Badain, who worked for the Raiders for 30 years and led the charge to relocate the team to Las Vegas, was named the president of the Athletics on Thursday.
The Athletics provided an updated glimpse inside their plans for a $1.75 billion ballpark with new renderings.
Big League Weekend, Tyler, the Creator and Garth Brooks head the entertainment lineup this week in Las Vegas.
The Athletics are moving a step closer to getting construction underway on their $1.75 billion Las Vegas stadium after filing for a commercial grading permit this week with Clark County.