Oakland Athletics’ brass will be back in Las Vegas on Wednesday to continue talks on a potential move to the valley, a person with knowledge of the situation says.
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The Oakland Athletics have spent years trying to get a new stadium while watching Bay Area neighbors successfully move into state-of-the-art venues, and now time is running short on their efforts.
Athletics team brass met recently with Gov. Joe Lombardo and discussed what options the team had in regard to public-private partnerships, the Review-Journal has learned.
The ballpark saga is nearing the two-year mark that MLB gave the A’s the green light to explore relocation. The Las Vegas Valley has been the only location the team has identified as a possible new home.
Talks between the Oakland Athletics and one key Las Vegas player have apparently stalled, which could mean a preferred Southern Nevada ballpark site is in play.
The Oakland Athletics, which have been exploring a move to Las Vegas, risk losing their exemption from a revenue-sharing program if they don’t have a deal by 2024.
Oakland mayor-elect Sheng Thao has said she will make keeping the A’s in Oakland a priority, but wants to ensure a fair deal for the city and its residents.
The Oakland A’s want public money for the team to relocate to Southern Nevada and build a $1 billion ballpark. Public officials should continue to say no to that.
While the Oakland Athletics are asking for public money to build a ballpark in Las Vegas, state and local officials say no to their request.
In Thursday’s earnings call with investors, Bally’s CEO Lee Fenton said the 35 acres at the Tropicana is still in the mix for a stadium for the Oakland A’s.
If the Oakland Athletics end up relocating to Las Vegas, the plan, a source said, is for them to share a stadium temporarily with the Aviators.
Rob Manfred said he believes the Oakland Athletics’ chances of staying in the Bay Area are fading, which increases the chances for Las Vegas to land the team.
Rob Manfred said pushing the Oakland Athletics’ stadium negotiations into next year would add increased uncertainty in the Bay Area.
A key deadline to keep hope alive for Oakland officials and the Athletics to reach agreement on a new Bay Area ballpark by year’s end has come and gone.
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