AP/FOX5 — The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area.
Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night the team finalized a deal last week to buy the 49-acre site where the A’s plan to build the stadium close to the Las Vegas Strip with a seating capacity of 30,000 to 35,000.
According to Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, the new ballpark would be built near Tropicana and Dean Martin, not far from the Las Vegas Strip, the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium and the Golden Knights’ T-Mobile Arena.
Commissioner Naft said the site would be where the former Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel was. Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos, announced in Sept. 2022 that the property would be demolished and redeveloped.
The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground by next year and would hope to be move to their new home by 2027.
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