Riding the momentum of the release of updated renderings of their Las Vegas ballpark, the Athletics will play two spring training games this weekend in Las Vegas.
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Some might think space constraints are an obstacle in the planning of a stadium, but the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark designer sees it as a positive.
Here’s what fans, media and Major League Baseball observers are saying about the renderings for the ballpark the Oakland Athletics plan to build in Las Vegas.
An opera between games? Probably not. But the A’s ballpark renderings look familiar to arts enthusiasts.
The Oakland Athletics’ vision of their Las Vegas ballpark has came into focus with the release of new stadium renderings that resemble the Sydney Opera House.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he still believes the deal will happen, and the company that owns the Tropicana site dismissed recent “noise.”
As the Athletics look to extend their lease at the Oakland Coliseum, the team is meeting with a group interested in purchasing its share of the stadium.
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.
Las Vegas Ballpark is no longer in the running as a temporary site for the Oakland Athletics before their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028, a source said.
The Oakland Athletics met with Bay Area officials Thursday to discuss extending the team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum.
MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle said he’s seen multiple versions of renderings of the Oakland Athletics’ proposed Las Vegas ballpark.
Oakland Athletics brass plan to meet with Bay Area officials this week to discuss extending the MLB team’s lease at the Coliseum.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he would be disappointed if the Oakland Athletics don’t open their proposed Las Vegas ballpark at the start of the 2028 season.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman went viral after comments she made during an interview suggesting that she wished the A’s could work out a deal to stay in the Bay Area.
A second education group is challenging a Nevada Legislature bill that provides public funding to help build an Athletics ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
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