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The Athletics’ eventual move to the Sin City will take another step closer to reality later this month when they break ground on the $1.75 billion stadium in Las Vegas.
The nomadic baseball team is planning on a groundbreaking ceremony on June 23 at 8 a.m., the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday night.
Construction on the Athletics’ future home began back in late April, and the ceremony later this month will serve as a celebration for the organization and local officials.
Among those expected to be at the event are team ownership, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, members of the state legislature and members of the Clark County Commission.
The construction schedule for the stadium is slated to span 32 months to have the new ballpark ready for Opening Day 2028, according to the report.
The Athletics are currently playing in a minor league stadium in Sacramento, Calif., until their home in Las Vegas is completed.
The A’s started eying Vegas as a potential landing spot for the franchise back in 2021 when MLB cleared the club to do so after it had attempted to — though the sincerity of the attempts has been brought into question — get a new stadium in Oakland.
The Athletics are expecting a largely local turnout for games once the team moves to Las Vegas, the team told the Review-Journal.
“We’ve always thought that baseball would likely have a strong local component,” A’s vice chair Sandy Dean told the outlet in April. “It’s hard to compare to Allegiant [Stadium] entirely because Allegiant has eight or nine games whereas baseball is going to have 81 games.”
The Raiders had seen, on average, 68 percent of the fans at home games come from out of town, according to data from the Las Vegas Stadium Authority.
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