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) ...

Athletics celebrate groundbreaking of $1.75 billion stadium project in Las Vegas Former Oakland-based team now playing in Sacramento says ballpark will be finished in time for the 2028 season ...

While Las Vegas will soon become an MLB city, others, including Salt Lake City, are putting themselves in the on-deck circle should baseball expand.

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle shared a photo on Monday of the A's "future home plate" on a stand at the site of the club's future stadium 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) ...

Athletics owner John Fisher participates during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics' baseball stadium Monday, June 23, 2025, in Las Vegas.

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.

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 Athletics organization held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new $1.75 billion stadium in Las Vegas.

Athletics celebrate groundbreaking of $1.75 billion stadium project in Las Vegas With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new Athletics ...