Oakland may lose another sports team to Sin City.
The MLB said on Tuesday the Athletics “have instructed” to explore relocating to another market as the league “deals with the rate of progress on A’s new ballpark effort with local officials and other stakeholders in Oakland.”
Las Vegas is the “major contender” to bring the A’s to the ground if they go ahead, According to ESPN.
The Raiders, who shared the Oakland Coliseum with the A’s, left for Vegas after their failure to secure a new stadium. They play in a new stadium near the Las Vegas Strip. The Warriors also recently left Oakland for San Francisco.
The city is trying to land the A site for the waterfront ballpark in Oakland. The MLB says the Coliseum site is “not a viable option for the future vision of baseball.”
According to Los Angeles Times, A has proposed a privately funded ballpark of $ 1 billion, but has asked for $ 855 million in public funds as part of a $ 12 billion waterfront project. The mayor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday, according to the Times, that Oakland also feels “a sense of urgency for MLB and their continued choice for Oakland”.
Having moved from Auckland to Kansas City since 1968, where he played 13 seasons following a move to Philadelphia.
“The time is here for a decision on our future, and it is unclear to us and MLB whether the path to success for the A’s is in Oakland,” A’s president Dave Kaval wrote in a letter to fans on Tuesday.
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