Major League Baseball eyeing Las Vegas, with or without the A’s

Major League Baseball eyeing Las Vegas, with or without the A’s

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  • Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 27, 2022 11:39 PM
  • Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Whether the Oakland Athletics end up in Las Vegas, one thing is apparent: Major League Baseball has its eye on Southern Nevada.

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The A’s have been researching the Las Vegas Valley for more than a year now tied to a potential relocation to the area. The team began that search after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred gave the green light to begin looking outside of Oakland, California, for a potential landing spot for a new ballpark for the organization.

The only market the A’s have looked at is Las Vegas, where the team is down to choosing between two potential ballpark sites, both located around the resort corridor.