Drafted fourth overall from Wake Forest last year, the former Aviators first baseman received all 11 first-place votes for the American League award from a panel of baseball writers and broadcasters.
Athletics
The Athletics will take on the Los Angeles Angels in a pair of spring training games March 7 and 8 during Big League Weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The Athletics Las Vegas ballpark is beginning to take shape following the first few months of construction.
Bally’s Corp. plans to begin work on their multiphase mixed-use hotel-casino project around the Athletics’ ballpark in April, according to documents submitted to Clark County.
The A’s are considering a wedding chapel inside their new Las Vegas Strip ballpark, offering couples a unique way to tie the knot on game day.
The agreement, which was approved as part of a multiple-item consent zoning commission agenda, details the regulations of the construction and operations of the 33,000-fan capacity stadium.
The Athletics ticket prices and options were noted in a survey for fans who signed up for priority access to season tickets.
The Athletics applied for two building permits last week totaling $523 million in work on their under-construction Las Vegas ballpark.
David Forst has overseen much transition for a low-budget franchise that is trying to build with more longer contracts ahead of the move to Las Vegas.
Bally’s plans to file for entitlements from Clark County in the next two weeks and expects to break ground on the project in the first half of 2026.
The Athletics’ development agreement with Clark County will be the subject of a public hearing next month, ahead of its potential approval.
Recent photos shared by the Athletics show that construction work has gone vertical on the Major League Baseball team’s new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
Details of the expenditures were included in a ballpark development agreement with Clark County.
The Athletics are responsible for paying all project costs before Clark County approves the development agreement.
The Athletics, who are constructing a $2 billion stadium on the Strip, will play regular-season games at Las Vegas Ballpark for the first time.
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