Major League Baseball's 30 team owners unanimously approved the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas, marking the first MLB team relocation since 2005. The A's will continue to play in the Oakland Coliseum until 2024, but their permanent home will be a $1.5 billion facility on the Las Vegas Strip, expected to be ready by 2028. The move has sparked outrage among fans, with the city of Oakland losing its third major sports team in five years. A $380 million taxpayer fund is expected to support the construction of the new stadium in Las Vegas. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed understanding of the disappointment felt by Oakland fans but emphasized the league's commitment to the A's success in Las Vegas.
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The city of Oakland has now lost the Warriors, Raiders and Athletics 💔 One of the best sports cities in America no longer has any teams. https://t.co/toN1N3PaRB
Updated: A's owner 'gratified' as Las Vegas relocation approved by MLB owners The vote allows the A’s to begin the process toward the development of a $1.5 billion stadium on the Las Vegas Strip that would open in 2028. https://t.co/53fmBUBUUV @TheNVIndy me w/@tabitha_mueller
I've been writing about the A's ballpark saga for a long time. Here I weigh on today's vote by MLB owners to approve the team's plan to move to Las Vegas. https://t.co/5nUb0gyTX6 There's a lot of history but always, always billionaire grift.
The 30 MLB owners voted unanimously in favor of the Oakland A’s moving to Las Vegas, clearing the way for the team’s billionaire owner to get $380 million of taxpayer money to build a new stadium on the Strip Now where will they play from 2025-2027? https://t.co/ftowgs8A7V
Sad to see that the Oakland A's are officially moving to Las Vegas. Baseball was my favourite sport as a kid and my two favourite teams were the Expos and the A's. Now they're both gone: https://t.co/wf2RVLH7zy
This story now updated with comments from Rob Manfred and A's owner John Fisher. Manfred called Las Vegas "one of the two strongest open markets in the United States." Viva Las Vegas: MLB owners unanimously approve A's move from Oakland https://t.co/tlKvV6EQJ9
After MLB approves A's Las Vegas move, a look at the history of relocation https://t.co/Yve89fw4xi via @KPIXTV
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The Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport's first relocation since 2005. https://t.co/6egboWH2gs
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Rob Manfred on MLB owners waiving relocation fee for A's: "We felt that a relocation fee in this particular situation was inappropriate," citing Fisher's financial commitment to building new stadium. He wants Vegas to feel MLB is committed to the A's success.
Rob Manfred at podium on day owners approved A's relocation to Las Vegas: "I knwow this is a terrible day for fans in Oakland. I understand that. That’s why we always had a policy of doing everything humanly possible to avoid a relocation, and I truly believe that in this case."
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The fact that the MLB owners voted unanimously to move the A's to Vegas reconfirms they are rich guys looking out for themselves and their own. Strip the MLB of its antitrust exemption. Or, open up the clubs to fan ownership with no ownership over 51%. #OaklandAs
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MLB has officially approved the A's move to Las Vegas. And so concludes one of the most bizarre sagas in modern sports history. The Long, Sad Story of the Stealing of the Oakland A's: https://t.co/WosEl98KH1
Major League Baseball's 30 team owners voted unanimously to approve the Oakland @Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas this morning.
Viva Las Vegas ♣️♥️ The A’s still have a lease to play in the Oakland Coliseum in 2024, but will not have a permanent home until 2028 when they move into a $1.5 billion facility on the Las Vegas Strip #MLBNews #Breakingnews https://t.co/UjiU3uL7FX
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