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Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics is moving to Clark County after months of talks and agreements.
“Our leadership at the county commissioner and administration level has worked hard through important conversations with the team, legislative leadership, stakeholders in our region and others to help ensure that public investment in this opportunity is solid and appropriate for the ratepayers who are billed to us,” the county said in a news release.
On the other hand, the commissioner Michael Naft wrote on Twitter that he will meet with “the A’s, MLB and all stakeholders to ensure that our local perspective and priorities are represented at the table.”
“IT’S VERY DIFFICULT”
“For more than 20 years, the Athletics has focused on securing a new home for the club and has invested unprecedented time and resources in the past six years to build a baseball stadium in Oakland” , the team said in a statement.
“We recognize that it is very difficult to hear. We are disappointed that we were unable to realize our shared vision of a waterfront baseball stadium. As we focus on Las Vegas, we will continue to share details on next steps.”
35,000 SPACES
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the A’s deal is to purchase 49 acres of land, owned by Red Rock Resorts, north of the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium and just across Interstate 15 from the Los Angeles T- Mobile Arena Golden Knights. Additionally, the Nevada Independent published that the retractable-roof stadium would have a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000.
UNCOMFORTABLE ACCEPTANCE
Mayor Sheng Thao issued a statement to Sarah Ravani of the San Francisco Chronicle shortly after the A’s binding agreement was announced.
“I am deeply disappointed that the Athletics has chosen not to negotiate with the City of Oakland as a true partner, in a way that respects the long-standing relationship between the fans, the city and the team. city has gone above and beyond in our attempts to reach mutually beneficial terms to keep Athletics in Oakland. Over the past three months, we have made significant progress in closing the deal,” the official said. .
“However, it’s clear to me that the A’s have no intention of staying in Oakland and have simply used this process to try and get a better offer from Las Vegas. I’m not interested in continuing to play at this game – the fans and our residents. They deserve better,” he said.