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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Athletics’ temporary Sacramento ballpark will have hydration element because of summer heat

ARLINGTON, Texas — A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics’ temporary home in Sacramento, California, will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark. “We think that’s the best that we can do in terms of playing surface in the heat,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday. “Obviously, we have no control over where …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Splendid day trips you can take from Las Vegas — each less than a two-hour drive

LA Times

I have a new system for beating the casinos in Las Vegas: I don’t spend a penny on the slots, the tables or the sports books. Later, Valley of Fire State Park and the Colorado River’s Black Canyon, where the waters of Emerald Cave eerily glow. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is near the Las Vegas suburb of Summerlin, …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Can Nevada voters overturn public funding for A’s ballpark? Not this year, maybe not ever

LA Times

A rendering of a proposed Las Vegas stadium design for the Athletics. The Oakland Athletics can proceed with plans for their proposed Las Vegas ballpark without worrying that Nevada voters might repeal $380 million in public funding before the team could start construction, based on a Nevada Supreme Court ruling issued Monday. In a statement, Schools over Stadiums said it …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Athletics hire investment banker to secure $500 million in private financing

LA Times

The Oakland Athletics have taken another significant step toward Nevada, retaining a major player in sports finance to broker a deal intended to provide team owner John Fisher with $500 million toward a new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Nevada legislators last June approved $380 million in public funding toward the estimated $1.5-billion cost of the ballpark, with the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

A's want to intervene in court case to protect their Vegas plans

LA Times

A rendering of a proposed Las Vegas stadium design for the Athletics. A Nevada teachers’ union announced two challenges to the public funding, pursuing a referendum that would let voters decide and filing a lawsuit alleging the bill was unconstitutional. “Without intervention, the Athletics’ ability to protect its interests will be impaired.” Under SB 1, the bill that authorized the …

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10 months ago

Athletics unveil design for new ballpark in Las Vegas after months of delays

New York Times

After months of delays, the Oakland Athletics unveiled renderings and the architects for their new ballpark in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Located on a nine-acre parcel of land at the site of the former Tropicana Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, the ballpark will seat a capacity of 33,000 people. Together with @BIG_Architects and @HNTBCorp, we have unveiled …

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11 months, 1 week ago

The Tropicana, one of Las Vegas’ oldest casinos, will cash out its chips in April

LA Times

The future home of Major League Baseball’s Athletics will be built on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas, which opened in 1957. Starting April 2, the Tropicana Las Vegas will shut its doors to make way for a new baseball stadium and resort, nearly 67 years after the casino opened its doors. Company President George Papanier said in a …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark since 1957, will be demolished to make way for MLB baseball

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Tropicana Las Vegas, a …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Who’s not funding push for Nevada vote on A’s stadium funds? Nevadans

LA Times

Athletics owner John Fisher speaks at a news conference on Nov. 16, 2023, after MLB owners approved the team’s move to Las Vegas. In October, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said an “adverse development with respect to that referendum … would be a significant development.” The cost of organizing a Nevada referendum — primarily to collect and submit signatures …

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1 year, 1 month ago

MLB owners approve A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas, with a new ballpark to open in 2028

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — One of Rob Manfred’s first trips after his election as baseball commissioner nine years ago was to Oakland to consult with Athletics owner John Fisher on attempts to keep the team in the Bay Area. Unable together to make that work, the A’s will instead move to Las Vegas and become only the second Major League Baseball …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Viva Las Vegas: MLB owners unanimously approve A’s move from Oakland

LA Times

Athletics owner John Fisher, center, watches Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals in San Francisco. “It’s a great day for Las Vegas.” The A’s would be the fourth and final major league team to leave Oakland. chief Tony Clark said during the World Series, “that, amid the conversation and dialogue around finances, rather than staying in the sixth-largest market, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Manfred will make recommendation ahead of MLB vote on Oakland A’s proposed move to Las Vegas

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will make a recommendation to teams ahead of their vote next month on whether the Oakland Athletics should be allowed to move to Las Vegas. That would be followed by a vote of the 30 clubs.” The Nevada State Education Association formed a political action committee called Schools Over Stadiums that filed a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Oakland mayor meets with Rob Manfred to demonstrate city made ballpark proposal to A’s

New York Times

SEATTLE – On Sunday, in a meeting at a Seattle hotel, Oakland mayor Sheng Thao said she gave MLB commissioner Rob Manfred documented evidence of her city’s plan to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics. If people were misinformed, we wanted to make sure everybody had all the real-time information of how close we were to a ballpark.” …

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1 year, 6 months ago

MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will start a months-long approval process for the Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Joe Lombardo signed legislation granting $380 million in public financing for a ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred bemoaned the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

A’s going, going, all but gone from Oakland as bill to fund Las Vegas stadium passes

LA Times

James Kaprielian pitches for the Athletics against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday at the Oakland Coliseum, where the A’s have played before few fans. The Nevada legislature on Wednesday approved $380 million in taxpayer funds toward a new ballpark in Las Vegas, leaving two hurdles for the A’s in their proposed move: Nevada Gov. The owners appear virtually certain …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ranking the A’s dream ballparks through the years, from Fremont to Las Vegas

New York Times

It’s unknown whether John Fisher is some Steve Cohen-like art collector because we know next to nothing about the A’s owner. Where this park probably falls short from a fan perspective is that the views from inside the stadium pale in comparison to what fans get in San Francisco, where you can see McCovey Cove from the arcade section and …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League Baseball’s smallest ballpark — arguing that the worst team in baseball can boost Las Vegas, a city striving to call itself a sports mecca. The Oakland A’s organization has hired more than a dozen lobbyists to persuade lawmakers in Nevada’s normally sleepy, 60,000-resident state capital to approve …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Joe Lombardo wants to help build Major League …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Manfred: Vote on Athletics’ Las Vegas move could take place at June meetings

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas could take place when owners meet from June 13-15 in New York. “It’s possible that a relocation vote could happen as early as June,” Manfred said Thursday at Milwaukee during his tour of major league stadiums to speak with players. We’ll have …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A’s, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark. The announcement is on the heels of the Oakland Athletics’ agreement to use land on the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Athletics and Nevada reach tentative agreement on move to Las Vegas

LA Times

Fans in Oakland watch the 12th inning of a game between the Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks on May 16. If the A’s proposed move to Las Vegas is finalized, the team could open next season in Nevada. Lombardo said the deal was crafted in “months of negotiations between the state, the county, and the A’s.” Bryce Harper, who grew up …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Can the A’s really draw 2.5 million people in Las Vegas?

LA Times

The Oakland Athletics cleared the first hurdle of their proposed move to Las Vegas on Monday, with the owners of the Tropicana Hotel land announcing they had reached agreement with the team to reserve nine acres of that 35-acre site for a ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Two numbers jumped out from the statement: The ballpark would hold “approximately …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Athletics sign binding agreement to buy land for future stadium in Las Vegas

New York Times

The Oakland A’s and owner John Fisher have taken a major step toward moving the franchise to Las Vegas, agreeing to purchase 49 acres in the city with the hopes of having a new stadium ready to start the 2027 season. A’s full statement “The A’s have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a future ballpark in Las …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Rob Manfred: Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas isn’t imminent or guaranteed

LA Times

The Las Vegas Athletics? After MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told Sirius XM Radio that a long-sought new ballpark in Oakland “doesn’t look like it’s going to happen,” he told The Times that the A’s moving to Las Vegas is neither imminent nor guaranteed. It hasn’t run out.” Manfred had hoped Oakland officials would approve a new waterfront ballpark before Mayor …

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Athletics’ temporary Sacramento ballpark will have hydration element because of summer heat

Splendid day trips you can take from Las Vegas — each less than a two-hour drive

Can Nevada voters overturn public funding for A’s ballpark? Not this year, maybe not ever

Athletics hire investment banker to secure $500 million in private financing

A's want to intervene in court case to protect their Vegas plans

Athletics unveil design for new ballpark in Las Vegas after months of delays

The Tropicana, one of Las Vegas’ oldest casinos, will cash out its chips in April

Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark since 1957, will be demolished to make way for MLB baseball

Who’s not funding push for Nevada vote on A’s stadium funds? Nevadans

MLB owners approve A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas, with a new ballpark to open in 2028

Viva Las Vegas: MLB owners unanimously approve A’s move from Oakland

Manfred will make recommendation ahead of MLB vote on Oakland A’s proposed move to Las Vegas

Oakland mayor meets with Rob Manfred to demonstrate city made ballpark proposal to A’s

MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas

A’s going, going, all but gone from Oakland as bill to fund Las Vegas stadium passes

Ranking the A’s dream ballparks through the years, from Fremont to Las Vegas

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums

Manfred: Vote on Athletics’ Las Vegas move could take place at June meetings

A’s, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement

Athletics and Nevada reach tentative agreement on move to Las Vegas

Can the A’s really draw 2.5 million people in Las Vegas?

Athletics sign binding agreement to buy land for future stadium in Las Vegas

Rob Manfred: Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas isn’t imminent or guaranteed