With the Oakland Athletics front office a no-show, a joint committee of Senate and Assembly members of the Nevada Legislature discussed the merits of a bill authorizing some $380 million in public funding for a new Las Vegas ballpark. (more…)
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Draft of A’s ballpark funding bill released
The Nevada Independent has published draft language for an Oakland A’s ballpark funding bill that could be presented to the Nevada Legislature as soon as today, language that contains few surprises. (more…)
Oakland, government bodies reach tentative deal on new A’s ballpark public funding
The Oakland Athletics ownership, state officials and Clark County commissioners have reached a tentative deal on new A’s ballpark public funding plan at a lower dollar figure than originally pitched by the team. UPDATED! (more…)
Clark County balks at A’s ballpark bonding terms
Negotiations between Clark County and the Oakland Athletics over new A’s ballpark bonding over a variety of terms–general obligation backing, expected yields, state contributions–are exposing some gaps in the overall project funding plan. (more…)
New Vegas A’s ballpark one step closer with Bally’s announcement
While today’s news doesn’t address the elephant in the room—state and Clark County funding–progress on a new Vegas A’s ballpark is made with the announcement of a deal between the MLB team, Bally’s and GLPI regarding the Tropicana site. (more…)
A’s rethinking new Vegas ballpark plan?
With the likelihood of state and Clark County approval for a new Vegas ballpark down to the wire, the Oakland Athletics are reportedly circling back to previously rejected facility plans that would be cheaper to implement. (more…)
A’s land purchase could lead to new Vegas ballpark
The Oakland A’s have entered an agreement to buy 49 acres at the former Wild Wild West property off the Strip, with team officials saying their priority now is developing a new Vegas ballpark and additional offerings. (more…)
A’s prevail on appeal of Howard Terminal ballpark environmental study
It wasn’t unexpected, which is why you let the process unfold: the Oakland A’s and the city prevailed after various port, railroads and terminal groups appealed an approval from the Oakland City Council of a 3,500-page environmental review of the impact of a new Howard Terminal ballpark. (more…)
Las Vegas to A’s: No $, plenty of warm fuzzies
A trip to Las Vegas by Oakland A’s ownership yielded plenty of warm thoughts and promises of soft support from local businesses, but the team remains far from any meaningful financial contributions toward a new ballpark in Sin City. (more…)
On cue: A’s leaders in Las Vegas today
When negotiations for a new Howard Terminal development slow down, the Oakland A’s ownership has a familiar card to play: head to Las Vegas and hint at a future move. Guess who’s in Sin City today? (more…)
2022: The year in review in the ballpark world
In the end, 2022 saw the ballpark world in a holding pattern, with 2023 potentially the time for long-running facility debates to be resolved, as you’ll see in our list of the Top 10 stories posted on Ballpark Digest as measured by page views. (more…)
Despite not being on Winter Meetings agenda, Oakland ballpark situation topic of discussion
Although the ballpark status of the Oakland A’s was not part of the official Winter Meetings agenda for MLB officials, the topic was a hot one during the 2022 Winter Meetings—in the Hyatt lobby, anyway. (more…)
A’s confirm: We’re still focused on new Oakland ballpark
Oakland A’s GM David Forst confirmed what we’ve been reporting consistently: team ownership is focused on a new Oakland ballpark, with Las Vegas serving as a Plan B–for now. (more…)