Raiders archrival the Kansas City Chiefs won the first Super Bowl held here in 2024, but the hometown team could establish itself as a contender the next time around.

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.

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 Oakland Athletics are expected to begin in play in Las Vegas in 2028 and MLB could get serious about expansion the following year.

The Athletics organization held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its new $1.75 billion 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, right, meets with people during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics’ baseball stadium Monday, June 23, 2025, in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 ...

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) ...