The Athletics’ relocation to Las Vegas began touching bases Thursday with the approval of three long-anticipated agreements required for ballpark construction to begin.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved the development, nonrelocation and lease agreements for the A’s planned $1.75 billion ballpark during a Thursday afternoon meeting. The agreements detail how the planned Strip stadium will be built and how the team’s tenure in Las Vegas will be regulated.
“It’s a really significant day for Las Vegas, for Nevada,” Las Vegas Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill said after the approvals. “There will be more of that. We’ll have the groundbreaking, we’re going to have a (stadium) topping off party and were going to have Opening Day. We’re going to have many years of Major League Baseball.”
