Initially, building the new stadium was estimated to cost $1.5 billion. The number then rose to $1.75 billion by the end of 2024.

But there was a bright spot Monday as the team broke ground on a new $1.75 billion stadium in Las Vegas, expected to be completed in time for Opening Day 2028.

He was a central figure in that team’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020 as well as the approval and construction of $2 billion Allegiant Stadium.

(The Center Square) — Las Vegas has “broken ground” on the still unconfirmed $1.75 billion Athletics baseball stadium. The city’s latest stadium project is drawing heavily on public funds ...

Athletics celebrate groundbreaking of $1.75 billion stadium project in Las Vegas Athletics owner John Fisher, right, meets with people during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics' baseball ...

Marc Badain, right, president of the Las Vegas A’s, speaks during a panel discussing public-private sports partnerships at SEICon II convention in the Bellagio Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

The cost of the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark project could approach the $2 billion mark, according to team owner John Fisher. Following the A’s groundbreaking ceremony Monday in Las Vegas ...

Athletics owner John Fisher, right, meets with people during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics' baseball stadium Monday, June 23, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ...

Las Vegas began construction on a new MLB stadium Monday, but MLB continues to consider expansion. Commissioner Rob Manfred said he expects to have a two-team expansion process in place by January ...

The stadium will be built on nine acres of the 35-acre site owned by Bally’s on the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. The Tropicana’s resort towers were destroyed in an ...

But there was a bright spot Monday as the team broke ground on a new $1.75 billion stadium in Las Vegas, expected to be completed in time for Opening Day 2028.