Oakland A's agree to purchase land near Las Vegas Strip
Oakland A's agree to purchase land near Las Vegas Strip The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land near the Las Vegas Strip, where they intend to construct a major league ballpark, team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night. The agreement is for a 49-acre site owned by Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos. Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal a $1.5 billion, 35,000-seat stadium with a partially retractable roof would be built on the site, adding that other developments, including restaurants and an amphitheater, are also being discussed. The A's will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A's hope to break ground by next year and would hope to be moved to their new home by 2027. "For a while we were on parallel paths [with Oakland] but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A's and find a long-term home," Kaval ...