Tag: Oakland Athletics

Oakland A’s President eyes new challenge

Article posted by Coliseum, January 24^th, 2025

Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are on the hunt for a new President after Dave Kaval resigned from his position to pursue new business opportunities in California. MLB.com said his last day with the team, which is in the process of building a new ballpark in Las Vegas, was at the end of... » Read more

Finances detailed for A’s Vegas ballpark

Article posted by Coliseum, November 7^th, 2024

The owners of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Oakland Athletics will pump $1 billion into a new stadium in Las Vegas, with major banks stumping up another $300 million loan. AP said A’s owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas and... » Read more

Bally’s resort may skirt ‘A’s’ Vegas ballpark

Article posted by Coliseum, November 6^th, 2024

The newly released plans are providing a glimpse of how the gambling company Bally’s Corporation might develop an integrated resort around the Major League Baseball (MLB) team Oakland Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark on the former Tropicana site in Paradise, Nevada (US). ‘LAS VEGAS... » Read more

‘A’s’ Strip stadium ‘open concourse feel’

Article posted by Coliseum, September 17^th, 2024

With the design of their Las Vegas (US) ballpark sitting at about 50 percent complete, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team Oakland Athletics and their stadium project team presented their plan to the prospective contractors. Inside the ballpark, the design team is aiming to have an open concourse... » Read more

Historic deal on ‘A’s’ Coliseum land

Article posted by Coliseum, August 9^th, 2024

The Athletics affiliate, Coliseum Way Partners (CWP) and the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG) have jointly announced a tentative agreement under which the CWP will sell its interest in the Coliseum site (US) to the AASEG for $125 million. ‘mlb.com’ stated that in 2019,... » Read more

Financing headache for A’s new ballpark

Article posted by Coliseum, August 7^th, 2024

Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Oakland A’s are understood to have run into a potential hurdle in terms of the financing of their new ballpark in Las Vegas. SI.com said the A’s financing plan is well known, and the biggest portion of the $1.5 billion ballpark is to be paid for with an... » Read more

A’s Vegas ballpark funding plans set out

Article posted by Coliseum, July 23^rd, 2024

Details have been revealed of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics draft development agreement with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority for their new $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip ballpark. The Las Vegas Review-Journal said the 90-page development agreement, detailed during a Las Vegas Stadium... » Read more