MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, state and local government dignitaries, former Oakland A’s greats Rollie Fingers, Dave Stewart and Dallas Braden attended the ceremony on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Athletics officially broke ground for their new stadium in Las Vegas, which will be located at the site of the former Tropicana hotel. A’s owner John Fisher, manager Mark Kotsay, Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred were among those in attendance for Monday’s ceremony.

With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new A's Ballpark serving as the backdrop Monday morning, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a la