It was 'Christmas in June' over at Cashman Field in downtown Las Vegas. Officials with the Las Vegas Lights posted astonishing photos of their soccer field covered in hail on Tuesday.

Like us on Facebook. With the groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark complete, there are many more construction milestones ahead as the $1.75 billion Strip facility is built.

With the Athletics' Las Vegas ballpark groundbreaking just days away, take a look back at the four-year timeline that brought this project from speculation to reality.

Cashman closes: The 50-acre Cashman Center just north of downtown has closed after a sale. Included in the sale is Cashman Field, for many years the home of Las Vegas’ minor-league baseball teams.