There’s been smoke surrounding this issue for months, and now there’s some fire, as reports of an investor group seeking to bring Major League Baseball to Las Vegas are emerging. (more…)
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Topping-Off Ceremony Marks Progress on New Las Vegas Ballpark
The busy offseason for the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) was marked by a special occasion yesterday, as the team marked a construction milestone with a topping-off ceremony. (more…)
The Future of Cashman Field? Pro Soccer
The Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will be moving to a new Summerlin ballpark in 2019, leaving the team’s long-time home, Cashman Field. So what will happen to the downtown facility? Its future lies in pro soccer. (more…)
Las Vegas to Host 2018 Winter Meetings
Details are coming out about the 2018 Winter Meetings, which are set to take place in Las Vegas. (more…)
Manfred: Vegas Could Be Potential MLB Market
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says Las Vegas could be a potential Major League Baseball market down the road — if or when MLB ever looks at expansion once Tampa Bay and Oakland settle their ballpark issues. (more…)
Manfred: We Would Consider Las Vegas
With Las Vegas primed to receive its first major sports franchise, commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball will not rule out an entry in the city. (more…)
Rickey: Cashman Field not long-term option for PCL
After several physical breakdowns in 2015, Pacific Coast League president Branch Rickey III questions whether the rapidly deteriorating Cashman Field, home of the Las Vegas 51s, is a long-term option for his circuit. (more…)
Another new Vegas ballpark plan in the works?
We may have another new ballpark plan for the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), as a suburban Henderson developer has brought up the idea of a Cashman Field replacement at the Cadence master planned community. (more…)
Vegas: We’re not paying for new 51s ballpark
Las Vegas officials say the city is highly unlikely to contribute to construction of a new Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark, forcing team officials to come up with a Plan B. The 51s requested help from the city even though the ballpark is being built in an unincorporated area just outside […]
Future of Vegas baseball in Summerlin? Maybe
A recent spat over the future of baseball in Las Vegas has everything to do with development and nothing to do with baseball, as the future of the sport in Sin City may rest in a nearby suburb. With the sale of the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) certain — Derek Stevens […]
Vegas sports complex moves forward — but baseball now on the back burner
A proposed sports complex in the Las Vegas area was green-lighted for future design studies and land negotiation by the Henderson City Council, but a new ballpark is now a secondary part of the project and not slated to be part of the initial construction. When developer Chris Milam announced a purchase of the Las […]
Milam ballpark proposal taking shape
Developer Chris Milam may not have been well-known in Minor League Baseball circles when it was announced he was buying the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), but he has some impressive connections in the industry; meanwhile, his plan for a Vegas sports complex with a new ballpark is taking shape. Milam, a […]
Stakes high for 51s in Vegas stadium fight
At a time when the economy is still less than robust and public spending on big developments is way down, the fact that two privately financed sports-facilities projects — each with a price tag of more than a billion dollars — are being proposed in the same city is simply amazing. For the Las Vegas […]