The Athletics Are Giving Las Vegas A Taste Of Baseball In The Desert
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- Sports Money The Athletics Are Giving Las Vegas A Taste Of Baseball In The Desert By Dan Freedman,
- With the vote, and the decision that 2024 would be the club’s last in Oakland, it was the end of an era that began in 1968, when the team moved from Philadelphia to the East Bay.
- After playing 28 games at Sutter Health this season, the Athletics decided to give their future fans a taste of what is to come.
Sports Money The Athletics Are Giving Las Vegas A Taste Of Baseball In The Desert By Dan Freedman,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Freedman is lawyer and IBWAA member who writes about baseball.Follow Author Jun 12, 2026, 09:30am EDTThe Athletics are playing six games in Las Vegas this week - three against the Brewers and three against the Rockies - to drum up fan interest ahead of their move in 2028. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)Getty Images In November of 2023, MLB approved the Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas. The state of Nevada was to provide $380 million in construction funding, and John Fisher, the team’s owner, would cover the remainder of the costs of the $1.5 billion stadium to be constructed on the Las Vegas Strip.
With the vote, and the decision that 2024 would be the club’s last in Oakland, it was the end of an era that began in 1968, when the team moved from Philadelphia to the East Bay. To rub salt into the wounds of longtime fans, MLB agreed to waive its $300 million relocation fee.