With the groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark over and done, there are many more construction milestones ahead as the $1.75 billion facility is built.
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Athletics president Marc Badain, who held the same title for the Raiders, is the point man again on building a stadium for a Las Vegas major league sports franchise.
Monday’s Athletics ballpark groundbreaking ceremony on the Las Vegas Strip will mark the culmination of four years of work.
Work on the 33,000-fan capacity, $1.75 billion enclosed stadium kicked off in late April and is expected to be finished in time for Opening Day 2028.
The Aviators clinched the Pacific Coast League’s first-half championship and will host the league championship series in September.
A North Las Vegas bettor placed a $350 parlay on the William Hill Nevada app and won $555,809.58 after correctly predicting 12 money-line baseball winners.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be among the dignitaries in attendance at Monday’s Athletics Las Vegas ballpark groundbreaking ceremony.
Basic baseball coach Gino DiMaria led the Wolves to the 5A state title this season and was named the Nevada Preps Coach of the Year for his efforts.
John Fisher has considered selling MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes previously, and the decision to do so is independent of the Athletics’ Las Vegas stadium process.
Aaron Judge has been so dominant this year he caused the Westgate SuperBook to take the AL MVP betting market off the board barely a month into the season.
Recent college graduate Drew Hirschman placed a $13 five-team futures parlay at DraftKings last year and is now two legs away from cashing the 20,827-1 long shot ticket.
Rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke made yet another spectacular catch for the Athletics, this time reaching high above the wall to rob the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel of a home run.
The Athletics will celebrate the groundbreaking of the team’s $1.75 billion, 33,000-fan capacity ballpark in June.
The Colorado Rockies have reached 50 losses faster than any other MLB team since the 1800s and are on pace to finish with the worst record in baseball history.
The Aviators are leading the Triple-A Pacific Coast League despite having several players called up by the A’s to the major leagues.
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