MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas
Source: Associated Press
MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas
BY STEPHEN HAWKINS
Updated 3:36 PM EST, November 15, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during the three-day meeting, which came about six months after the A’s reached a tentative agreement for a new stadium in Las Vegas after being unable to reach a deal for one in Oakland.
Any recommendation for a move would require at least a three-quarters vote — at least 23 owners — for approval. The last team to relocate was the Montreal Expos, who became the Washington Nationals in 2005.
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Every team in the league complains about that stadium. It's a relic of the 60's with crappy facilities for the players and revenues from the gate suck big time. Stadium is always so empty you can hear individual hecklers over the airwaves.
Not a fan of major sports in Vegas, too close to the gambling, but it'll make more money there. 