We knew this was coming, perhaps for years: The Oakland A’s appear to be starting a relocation to Las Vegas.
The franchise that’s struggled after years of thriving in the “Moneyball” era with a low payroll has another, bigger problem: The Athletics desperately need a new stadium beyond the dump that is the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum — ranked last in our 2023 stadium rankings and rightfully so — but proposals and negotiations with Oakland fizzled.
Now? There’s a move that could signal the beginning of the end of professional baseball in Oakland and a new ballpark in Las Vegas. Let’s break down what we know as of Thursday morning: