(The Center Square) — Las Vegas has “broken ground” on the still unconfirmed $1.75 billion Athletics baseball stadium.

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 ...

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 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 – With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new Athletics ballpark serving as the backdrop Monday morning, team owner John ...

According to the A’s, the new Las Vegas stadium will be able to seat 33,000 fans – quite the jump in capacity from the team’s temporary home at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, which ...

(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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.