MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has been actively discussing the future of the Oakland Athletics, including their potential move to Las Vegas by 2028 and the implications for their fans. Manfred suggested that A's fans could support the San Francisco Giants, a comment that has been criticized for being out of touch. Additionally, there are talks about a new stadium for the Athletics, with Las Vegas and Sacramento being considered as temporary homes until the Las Vegas stadium is ready. The A's are also negotiating a possible lease extension at the Coliseum in Oakland and exploring a sale of their share of the Coliseum. Meanwhile, MLB is considering a public financing package for a new MLB complex in Utah, costing $1 billion in public money, and the White Sox are seeking public funds for a new stadium. The Athletics' future, including potential relocation and stadium plans, remains a complex issue with various stakeholders involved.
#Rays encourage fans to express support for new stadium project by writing city/county officials who will be voting, and more of what they said at Fan Fest https://t.co/y5CmoMyTGK
Bad news: the Oakland Athletics probably won't play in Las Vegas until 2028. https://t.co/YTtm4VFnvp
"If This Thing Fell Apart It Would Surprise Absolutley Nobody" - Jeff Passan When Asked If There Were Doubts About The Athletics Moving To Vegas @editti22 https://t.co/2x4AuD6zGE https://t.co/mWVXz5KnOd
Could the #Athletics remain in Oakland from 2025-27, or could a temporary move to Sacramento be in the works? https://t.co/VHhad0QjHR https://t.co/aT4ydLPnuo
I believe the Raiders had to pay double the rate for their last years at the Coliseum while they waited for LV stadium. THAT'S why it happened. Could be the same with A's, who get $70M from TV if they stay in the Bay Area while they wait. Oakland should ask for some of that. https://t.co/EGDyBIG55e
"If This Thing Fell Apart It Would Surprise Absolutley Nobody" - Jeff Passan When Asked If There Were Doubts About The Athletics Moving To Vegas https://t.co/MyQGF1FcUC https://t.co/cILKkqkqpO
This definitely makes the most sense -- whether it's Lacob or some other big buyer -- but of course they can't do it unless Fisher decides to sell. We'll see when/if that ever happens. And yeah, immediate expansion to Oakland is almost impossible to envision. https://t.co/dPuDxPCKuA
Still makes the most sense to me to sell to his friend Lacob. Then take the work they’ve already done in Oakland AND Las Vegas and expand WHEN READY. Problem solved. No nomadic baseball franchise for 3+ years. Everyone wins. I don’t ever see expansion in Oakland. https://t.co/fwGOpgAEF3
The idea that needing a place for the A's to play due to Fisher's continued ridiculousness would be enough to force MLB to hand over an expansion team to Oakland ... is just not logical. Fisher's weakness is not MLB's weakness. Not on the expansion level. https://t.co/ZDShkqsUHQ
I'd think the last thing MLB owners would want is to create a potentially weak situation in Vegas AND hand over a valuable expansion team to a city they've been happy to depart. Expansion spots are immensely valuable. Nashville & others have been positioned for years. https://t.co/REviQgfUVX
You're telling MLB owners what to do because you want it to happen. They don't often take orders on this stuff. And everything the commissioner & top owners have said about Oakland/politicians has been disparaging. Why hand over an expansion team to a city they dislike? https://t.co/q5Zrug8UcE
Report: Sacramento strong contender to host itinerant A's https://t.co/dfkCjWwFQc https://t.co/naPth1aJG1
Source: A’s won’t play in Las Vegas before 2028 (outside of potential spring training games); temporary site targeted https://t.co/97BvB6KrBR #vegas #oakland #athletics #mlb
A's LATEST: Oakland expansion guarantee? Sacramento the "front-runner"? ... https://t.co/noQW54e8uX via @YouTube with @BrodieNBCS
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics will be playing in Las Vegas starting in 2028. https://t.co/RvUopxywNP
Las Vegas Ballpark is no longer in the running as a temporary site for the Oakland Athletics before they make their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Review-Journal. https://t.co/gi6uyyJubL
Was watching this earlier today - Passan absolutely obliterated the A's. Kornheiser seemed surprised but Jeff didn't tell a lie here. https://t.co/wuvCvQY582
.@whitesox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is prepping to ask Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other state leaders for roughly $1 billion in public money to build his team a new home in the South Loop. @jus10chi has the scoop: https://t.co/MraWZ5os1d
A’s focused on Oakland as temporary home before Las Vegas move https://t.co/ngSz6wZmzb #vegas #oakland #athletics #mlb
Jerry Reinsdorf prepared to ask for $1 billion in public money for new stadium: report https://t.co/qwDKo9cLrB
Rob Manfred put on another masterclass of tone deafness when he suggested having one Bay Area baseball team should suffice for A's fans. You wouldn't tell Red Sox fans to wear pinstripes. @LastDiveBar https://t.co/oDSIn3le3W
Remodeling plans for MGM Grand Las Vegas await the final designs for a 33,000-seat baseball stadium to house the relocated Oakland Athletics across the street. @howardstutz reports: https://t.co/dZnAd3rt6r
Where will the Oakland A's play until a potential Las Vegas ballpark is built? Team officials met with the City of Oakland yesterday while others report Sacramento could be a front-runner. https://t.co/bgYw4nVEqd
Nice to see @JeffPassan absolutely RINSE the A’s. Also says a source dealing with the A’s relocation thinks they’re clueless. https://t.co/LoqZIqAseJ
Oakland A’s now eyeing Sacramento as temporary home from 2025-27, per report https://t.co/j0atHzBTMP
A’s are going to play at Cal Expo when this is all said and done LOL
Sacramento reportedly 'front-runner' for A's 2025-27 home https://t.co/N6LtE1vrzp
Why would Oakland extend a lease with the A’s when that just delays, for years, developing the Coliseum property for something that could significantly increase the tax base? That property is a gold mine.
Renewing the A's lease in Oakland would be a "tough road," according to a source: https://t.co/tyAhpuuZON
Even MGM Resorts is skeptical, and they’re the only player with anything to gain from an A’s move (other than the A’s). https://t.co/3GXKAtAIm0 https://t.co/DdC8QvlfTi
#Athletics negotiating possible sale of their share of #Coliseum to @AASEGOakland…and sharing Coliseum w/ @oaklandrootssc. A lot in play after Thursday meeting w/ #Oakland officials. @nbcbayarea https://t.co/Gz9Ur8ThW6
Expansion @MLB franchise for #Oakland? Keep #Athletics name? That’s the goal for @MayorShengThao. @nbcbayarea Full segment: https://t.co/0Pj63gXPVw https://t.co/V7Kbxtjj0I
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred oddly floated the Giants as a rooting option for Athletics fans https://t.co/zR5jy3EQSS
“Our office has been in dialogue with the commissioner’s office recently, and in part I think that helped to support this recent meeting with the A’s. I anticipate those conversations will continue.” @scottostler with revealing developments on Oakland’s push to keep an MLB team: https://t.co/ToNeMrHdnC
Dream scenario for Oakland: Expansion MLB team in new ballpark at Coliseum site. Mayor's office is working on that. https://t.co/EMJiq4jkAA via @sfchronicle
MLB complex in Utah to cost $1 billion in public funding, sources say https://t.co/pkdNibZjjW
Manfred’s latest comments show he doesn’t know what it’s like to be a fan. https://t.co/L2nOHXHMa1
Here's a little news for ya: Legislative leaders are hammering out details of a public financing package to help lure @MLB to Utah. How much is currently on the table? https://t.co/jq9O0VQxHj https://t.co/xnrDbK9AGT
Rob Manfred has called the site of the proposed @Athletics Las Vegas ballpark "adequate" Try to hold back your excitement. ▶️ https://t.co/1wTKXoAXyW https://t.co/V59Z26Sfp4
Friend of the show @DavidPSamson reports that Rob Manfred has called the site of the proposed @Athletics Las Vegas ballpark "adequate" Try to hold back your excitement. ▶️ https://t.co/1wTKXoAXyW https://t.co/TCaKUsZtGk
The game of baseball is made possible ONLY by having the support of its consumers…the fans. To have a commissioner completely disregard that shows a true lack of leadership in his role as being the steward of this cherished game. Everything @MLB markets to its consumers on… https://t.co/WlrYjwHlt9 https://t.co/1RUoHsfqEn
Plans for a remodel of the MGM Grand include connecting the entrance to the site of a planned baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s. But a lack of clarity on the stadium’s design has stalled MGM’s plans, according to CEO Bill Hornbuckle. Via @howardstutz: https://t.co/dZnAd3rt6r
Major League Baseball just can’t help itself, and it just keeps getting worse. The latest example? Its uniforms, writes @tylerkepner. It’s a business, of course. But just because you can make money by selling something doesn’t mean you should. More ⤵️ https://t.co/m1vmXuPn3k
MGM’s CEO says he’s seen “three versions” of the stadium, which has slowed plans to remodel the MGM Grand Las Vegas Also, A’s meet with Oakland leaders about playing beyond 2024 at the Coliseum. https://t.co/ysSXpoojTE @TheNVIndy
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred leaving legacy of media missteps https://t.co/hInmd3P1rf https://t.co/hBEavyFqR1
Rob Manfred anticipates 'a great year' for MLB. It's what happens next that's unresolved. https://t.co/RyVPBcLRWb
A long-awaited new look at the A's future Las Vegas ballpark could be near—and one exec says he's seen previews. Renderings would go a long way in answering how a stadium will work on the small, much-debated Tropicana site, writes @AEricFisher ⬇️
Hoping to see deal done soon, Manfred says new #Rays stadium has “potential to significantly alter the economics of the franchise and make what has been an unbelievably efficient + effective organization even more effective.” And more from commissioner: https://t.co/idU1mKbgUc
Lack of A’s stadium designs is stalling plans for MGM Grand renovations MGM’s CEO says he’s seen “three versions” of the stadium. Also, A’s meet with Oakland leaders about playing beyond 2024 at the Coliseum. https://t.co/ysSXpoojTE @TheNVIndy
Athletics officials are expected to meet with Oakland city leaders this week to talk about potentially staying in Oakland for the next three years, The Mercury News reported. https://t.co/BMIRSyBwu5
Manfred bristles whenever people suggest he doesn't like baseball and that he's hostile to fans but then he drops shit like "hey, Oakland fans aren't losing baseball; the Giants are still in the Bay Area" and it's clear that the criticisms of him are vastly understated.
Manfred's tone-deafness might be at an all-time high, telling A's fans they can go root for the Giants. Even Roger Goodell wouldn't tell Raiders fans they could just root for the Niners a few years ago. https://t.co/vFMY6rUFwY https://t.co/SEOEJbqo0z
Rob Manfred said this about the situation in Oakland today when discussing his departure after 2028: "First of all, we do have a major-league team in the Bay Area. It's not like there is not an available option. The Giants obviously still play there." (Via @Jake_Mintz) https://t.co/eeBnhtsgWO
Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics will be playing in Las Vegas starting in 2028. https://t.co/3rnRTC6hXV
More from Rob Manfred: • Plenty of A's to Vegas talk • "The fact that you allege that somebody else was doing it is not a defense, if we catch you" • Jays, Cubs, ASG? • MLB national streaming package likely to be sold, rather than hosted by MLB itself https://t.co/b8H6QKr5Gr
Rob Manfred appearing to suggest that A’s fans simply become Giants fans may be even more out of touch than his “piece of metal” comments. https://t.co/WTJDKgcoF0
“First of all, we do have a major-league team in the Bay Area. It's not like there is not an available option. The Giants obviously still play there.” Rob Manfred spoke on how MLB plans to serve Oakland baseball fans once the A's leave. NEW @YahooSports https://t.co/RHaqXWArbG
While Las Vegas is curious what a partially-subsidized Athletics stadium looks like and continues to wait for A's drawings, here's a proposed development drawing that includes MLB stadium in Salt Lake City. Oakland and A's start talks today on 3-yr Coliseum lease extension deal. https://t.co/yF5cEA4C2j
Rob Manfred held court in Tampa today and talked about retirement, expansion, the new jerseys, a signing deadline, injury manipulation, Diamond Sports Group, the A's and the O's. Here's the story from David Schoenfield ... https://t.co/wF4e77B7gv
MLB commissioner touts benefits of new #Rays stadium, and expediency in getting it approved and built https://t.co/idU1mKbgUc