The Athletics announced the agreement of a stadium deal in Las Vegas:
Bally’s Corp. made the announcement Monday for a 30,000-seat stadium on the 35-acre site. The project is expected to cost about $1.5 billion, and the A’s are asking for nearly $400 million in public support from the Nevada Legislature, which could vote on a proposal this week.
Chron.com
I still believe there is a decent probability of this being a leverage for the Athletics to get what they want from Oakland, like what the Patriots did with Hartford, CT. We shall see what happens.
If the move happens, I wonder if they will finally change the franchise name. The third Washington franchise did not want to use Senators after two failures. Maybe it’s time to retire Athletics.
I definitely felt that same sentiment after the first “binding” announcement. This one feels different, but I can’t really explain why.