A timeline of the Athletics’ move from Oakland, California, to Las Vegas, beginning in May 2021 when they received permission from MLB to explore relocation.
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The A’s plan to build a $1.5 billion, 33,000-seat stadium on 9 acres at the Tropicana site on the Strip, with an opening set for 2028.
MLB owners meetings end Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The Oakland Athletics need 75 percent of the 3o owners to vote in favor of their move to Las Vegas.
Schools Over Stadiums, a PAC backed by a teachers union, claims the Oakland Athletics’ stadium funding bill violates the state constitution.
Las Vegas will host the inaugural All-MLB weekend celebrating the year’s best in the sport. The All-MLB Team Show will air Dec. 16 on MLB Network.
The Oakland Athletics have a new design of their proposed Las Vegas ballpark, according to MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle.
The Athletics got a legal win in District Court over a political action committee’s attempt to get the public financing for the team’s planned ballpark on next year’s ballot.
Bally’s Corp., which operates the Tropicana, sees short-term pain, but long-term gain with its stadium project with the relocated Oakland A’s baseball team.
The company that owns the land where the Tropicana sits may invest more than the $175 million it has committed to a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
Few expected the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers to face off in the World Series. But a Caesars bettor called it six months ago.
Construction on the Oakland Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark is scheduled to begin in April 2025 and be completed in January 2028.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale and the Astros fell short in their bid to beat sportsbooks out of more than $72 million for the second straight year.
Former A’s slugger Jose Canseco says the region has already shown it will support professional sports, and baseball will be no different.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board of Directors will meet with the Oakland Athletics next week regarding the MLB team’s planned Southern Nevada ballpark.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a $2 million bet to win $9 million on the Astros to win the World Series at Caesars Sportsbook.
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