The Oakland Athletics are still figuring out where they’ll be playing in the coming years, but come 2028, they’ll be making history as Las Vegas’ inaugural Major League Baseball team.
On Thursday morning, MLB owners gave the green light with a unanimous vote, endorsing A’s owner John Fisher’s proposal to relocate from Oakland to Las Vegas. This move marks the third professional sports franchise departure from Oakland in the last five years.
A's won't have a permanent home from 2025 to 2027 because their lease to play in the Oakland Coliseum is up after 2024 and the Vegas move is expected to happen in 2028, per @BNightengale
A's plan to play in their Triple A park in Nevada, Oracle Park in San Francisco and more pic.twitter.com/v4JACSedbI
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) November 16, 2023
While the A’s have a lease to continue playing at the Oakland Coliseum until 2024, their permanent home won’t be established until 2028. The plan is to set up shop in a state-of-the-art $1.5 billion facility on the iconic Las Vegas Strip. Until then, the A’s have informed MLB about their intention to play at various locations, including Summerlin, Nevada (home of the A’s Triple-A team), Oracle Park in San Francisco (home to the Giants), and possibly even the Coliseum. The details are still unfolding, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has yet to publicly address the specifics of the plan.
