Although Senate Bill 1 could provide the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million toward constructing a planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, it is unlikely the team uses that full amount.
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Oakland selected Grand Canyon shortstop Jacob Wilson No. 6 overall at the MLB draft earlier this week. One expert called the pick “a reach.”
The A’s Community Foundation was added as a sponsor of the Battle for Vegas 2023 charity softball game slated for July 22 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Last month, the state teachers union said it would try to do anything it could to block funding for the proposed ballpark for the Athletics on the Strip.
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.
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said no official talks have been held between the Athletics and her city about being a temporary home of the A’s.
The CEOs of the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals will serve on MLB’s relocation committee looking at the Oakland Athletics’ possible move to Las Vegas.
If the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark needs more than 9 acres of land to accommodate a retractable roof, that could be provided, Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim said Friday.
The game featured a fireworks show following the Aviators’ 10-7 loss to the Express, but a sellout in nearly 110-degree heat shows there is fan support in Las Vegas for pro baseball.
Analyst Jeremy Aguero said he did “exactly what I was supposed to do” in his work while at the Nevada Legislature.
The Bay Area fan movement aimed at pushing Oakland Athletics’ owner John Fisher to sell the team will forever be remembered in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The NSEA said it formed a political action committee, “Schools Over Stadiums,” to oppose public funding for the proposed baseball stadium.
The teachers union’s PAC — called “Schools Over Stadiums” — says it’s being organized “to prioritize public education over corporate tax giveaways.”
Rob Manfred has dismissed a request by San Jose to remove the San Francisco Giants’ South Bay territorial rights to clear a path for either the relocation of the Athletics or a possible expansion team in the city.
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