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Athletics
With key Athletics Las Vegas ballpark agreements and a funding plan approved, the burning question is what needs to take place for construction to begin.
It’s going to be 2027 before the Las Vegas room inventory gets back to where it was before the Tropicana and The Mirage closed their doors in 2024.
Dave Kaval, an instrumental figure in the Athletics’ relocation to Las Vegas and the planning of a $1.75 billion ballpark on the Strip, is resigning as team president.
The Athletics’ Las Vegas relocation process took a big step forward Thursday with the approval of three major ballpark agreements.
The statement was included in a letter written by U.S. Bank Senior Vice President Stephen Vogel and submitted to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority ahead of Thursday’s meeting.
The stadium’s projected $1.5 billion price tag has risen to $1.75 billion because of inflation and the addition of 70,000 square feet of ballpark features.
Three agreements are up for approval on Thursday at a Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board meeting.
Despite critics doubting the ability of A’s owner John Fisher to build a Strip ballpark, Rob Manfred said the team is on schedule for relocation in 2028.
Bally’s Corp. executives said a portion of the casino-resort will be open when the Athletics start playing on the former Tropicana site.
The Athletics planned Las Vegas ballpark will have an array of seating options including field-level suites and multiple club spaces throughout the facility.
Tickets to next year’s spring training games between the Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks at Las Vegas Ballpark will go on sale this week.
With the 2024 MLB season officially over, the Athletics have dropped Oakland from their team name.
The Athletics laid out how the team plans to finance their Las Vegas Strip ballpark, with team owner John Fisher’s family set to contribute up to $1 billion.
The process to get the A’s planned Strip ballpark project to the point where construction is scheduled to begin next year has been a collaborative effort.