The Oakland Athletics have made their desire to move to Las Vegas well-known.
Las Vegas is currently the No. 1 option and quite possibly the only option for the team to get a new stadium and an entirely new fan base that will show up and support the team.
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The only pushback the move has gotten is from Nevada State Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno.
“She said, ‘I am currently a hell no and you need to get me to a yes.’ And if she is saying that, other folks are probably thinking along the same lines,” said Tabitha Mueller, a reporter with the Nevada Independent.
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It appears the city of Sacramento is being brought up as an alternative.
“Sacramento is a better financial deal than Las Vegas, a better team environment, a better fan environment, and a better merchandise and TV environment – and the A’s are going to lose money in Las Vegas,” said Barry Broome, the CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.
Broome, who has written Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, thinks the Athletics should consider Sac Town.
“West Sacramento can put together a more aggressive deal together than what Nevada has right now, and the deal in the Railyards is better than the deal in Las Vegas,” Broome said.
Broome says if the A’s do decide to come to Sacramento, construction can begin almost immediately.
“We will sell that stadium out before there is a shovel in the ground if they just make a commitment to our community,” Broome said.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in December the Athletics wouldn’t be charged a relocation fee if they move to Las Vegas.
The A’s made their pitch to Nevada lawmakers for a $380 million public funding package, Senate Bill 509, to help pay for a new $1.5 billion ballpark along The Strip.
Last month, the Oakland A’s were said to be in agreement to develop the club’s new Las Vegas stadium, barring another change of plans. The agreement to build a stadium at the Tropicana hotel site on the Las Vegas Strip was announced by Bally’s Corp. in conjunction with Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.
The location of the new site will be closer to hotels on the south end of the Strip and surrounded by more popular hotels such as the MGM Grand, New York-New York, and Mandalay Bay.
