Oakland selected Grand Canyon shortstop Jacob Wilson No. 6 overall at the MLB draft earlier this week. One expert called the pick “a reach.”
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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.
A Hall of Famer and a two-time Cy Young award winner lead the list of the best MLB players who came up through the minor league system and played Triple-A baseball in Las Vegas.
UNLV pitcher Jack Sellinger and catcher Jacob Sharp and Bishop Gorman pitcher Kamdyn Perry were selected in the MLB draft Tuesday.
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.
Tyler Soderstrom, the Oakland A’s top prospect, is tied for third in the Pacific Coast League with 20 home runs and will participate in the MLB Futures Game on Saturday.
Here’s a list of MLB players on active 40-man rosters who played high school baseball in Las Vegas.
Former Las Vegas prep baseball stars Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant and Joey Gallo headline a group of 12 local players on MLB rosters this season.
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