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The Oakland Coliseum, pictured in 2021, was the home field of the Athletics throughout their entire tenure in Oakland.. The Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas is an ongoing effort by the ownership of the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) to relocate the franchise from Oakland, California, to the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
The Athletics have played in the city of Oakland since 1968. The rise of the sporting landscape in Las Vegas has been remarkable. The city had no major league sports franchises in 2016.
One of Rob Manfred's first trips after his election as baseball commissioner nine years ago was to Oakland to consult with Athletics owner John Fisher on attempts to keep the team in the Bay area.
The Oakland Athletics are officially relocating. The team's move to Las Vegas was voted on, and unanimously approved, by all 30 MLB owners Thursday.
Team owner John Fisher said he intends to move the team into the new stadium that's currently under construction before the 2028 season. Viva Las Vegas: MLB owners approve Oakland A's relocation ...
2023: Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas. After years of complaints about the Oakland Coliseum and an inability to gain government assistance for a new ballpark in the Bay Area, ...
Fans sit behind signs referencing plans for the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas during a game against the Atlanta Braves at RingCentral Coliseum on May 29, 2023. - Loren Elliott/Getty Images
The Oakland Raiders were founded as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. The team joined the NFL as a result of the merger in 1970. From 1966 until 1981, it played home games at the Oakland Coliseum, which it shared with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics after that team moved to Oakland from Kansas City, Missouri in 1968.