Reno outslugs Aviator 21-16 to tie Las Vegas Ballpark record for most runs scored in a game.
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The A’s brass will be in Southern Nevada on June 21-22, for a more site-specific trip than their visit last month, a source with knowledge of the plans told the Review-Journal.
Las Vegas first baseman Frank Schwindel is on a home run tear and has improved his batting average to .322.
The Las Vegas Ballpark will operate at 100 percent capacity for the first time all season tonight for the Aviators’ matchup against the Reno Aces.
NASCAR star Kyle Busch of Las Vegas threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s Texas Rangers’ game. It didn’t go so well.
Nate Mondou doubled home a pair of runs to highlight a four-run sixth inning as the Aviators rallied to the victory.
Las Vegas Ballpark receives 62 percent of the fan vote to defeat Huntington Park, home of the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, in the Ballpark Digest final.
A’s President Dave Kaval said all potential stadium sites they toured in Southern Nevada are still under consideration after being presented to the MLB owners in New York.
The A’s interest in Las Vegas isn’t the first time the city has been mentioned as the home of an MLB team. The city made a strong push in 2004 to get the Montreal Expos.
When a Las Vegas resident wrote to then MLB commissioner Bud Selig asking why more wasn’t being done to create awareness in ALS, he was surprised by the reaction.
Luis Barrera had three hits and three RBIs, and Frank Swindell, Francisco Pena and Cody Thomas homered in the fifth inning as the Aviators beat the Sacramento River Cats.
The Aviators took an 8-0 lead after four innings and cruised to the victory over the Sacramento River Cats.
As the 2021 Legislature comes to a close, there appears to be a little appetite to commit public money for a new baseball stadium to woo the Oakland Athletics to Nevada.
A’s president Dave Kaval sat down for an exclusive interview with the Review-Journal during which many topics regarding Las Vegas becoming the potential new home for the A’s were discussed.
The Aviators were held to one hit and lost 5-0 last Sunday — the first time in 79 games at Las Vegas Ballpark they were shut out. Two days later, Las Vegas was blanked again, 12-0.