Speaking at the CAA World Congress of Sports, Commissioner Rob Manfred said he’s “not sure we see a path to success” in Oakland.
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Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale bet $3.35 million in June to win $35.6 million on the Astros to win the World Series.
BetMGM lost six figures on San Francisco, which won a franchise-record 107 games to edge the Los Angeles Dodgers (106-56) by one game to win the NL West. The Giants were 60-1 in April.
Despite all the challenges of COVID, the Aviators played all 65 homes games as scheduled at Las Vegas Ballpark after playing none in 2020.
Versatile catcher Carlos Perez was named the Aviators’ most popular player in a vote among fans and also was named the team’s MVP.
The Aviators have been eliminated from regular-season title contention, but can salvage a victory in the Triple-A Final Stretch.
Broadcaster Tim Neverett has turned his Dodgers journal into a book called “COVID Curveball: An Inside View of the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Championship Season.”
The Oakland Athletics have whittled down the number of possible ballpark sites in the Las Vegas Valley with hopes of releasing a list of finalists in the near future.
As the Oakland Athletics ballpark saga continues on parallel paths in Oakland and Las Vegas, team officials will again be in the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday.
The Reno Aces, visiting for a six-game series at Las Vegas Ballpark, fall out of first place in the Triple-A West. The Tacoma Rainiers now lead the division.
The Oakland A’s push to land a Bay Area ballpark hit another snag after the Alameda County administrator expressed hesitancy to opt into a proposed tax district to help fund it.
Team owner John Fisher and president Dave Kaval made the rounds Wednesday-Friday, meeting with various movers-and-shakers in the Las Vegas Valley, including Gov. Steve Sisolak.
Under bettors might have thought they were safe with Los Angeles and San Diego tied at 1 in the 15th inning early Thursday. They were wrong.
Team owner John Fisher and A’s President Dave Kaval plan to be in the Las Vegas Valley Wednesday through Friday, a team spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Bonanza High School product Kris Bryant, who was traded to the San Francisco Giants from the Chicago Cubs this season, said Las Vegas deserves a major league team.
