Las Vegas Athletic’s Stadium construction October 2026

[u/Temporary_Ship6031]

[u/Billn59]

Just wondering, if like the Raiders, it will be a Mecca for opposing teams' fans.

[u/Temporary_Ship6031 → u/Billn59]

Unfortunately I think so, but I don't think that's an issue with the A's but rather an issue with teams in Las Vegas. Vacation destinations and transplant destinations like Vegas have issues like that. Phoenix, Florida, Vegas, even LA. Lot of folks visiting or originally from other towns/states like to see their favorite team from back home when they come to town.

[u/ODGWeenie → u/Billn59]

Yep. It’s intentional for Vegas Teams. Raiders and Knights offer package deals specifically oriented towards opposing fan bases. “Since you’re interested in a Vegas trip anyway, why not come see your team while here!?”

[u/Temporary_Ship6031 → u/ODGWeenie]

So crazy a serious franchise would do this until you remember it's all about the money now days.

[u/Middle-Luck-997 → u/Temporary_Ship6031]

Yup. The boatloads of money from tv and streaming rights gives them the luxury to do this now.

[u/UnhumanNewman → u/Billn59]

As a Dodgers fan that lives in San Bernardino county - yes, yes it will.

[u/Sensitive-Photo8672 → u/Billn59]

To a much lesser extent. Vegas is a baseball town so the team will be embraced but lots of folks moved here from towns with teams they still love. I'm one; I moved from LA and the Dodgers are my team but imma catch lotsa games of the A's hoping that someday there will be another Dodger-Athletics World Series.

[u/advictoriam5 → u/Billn59]

yup, Raiders should've never left oakland or if anything ended up in LA. Their fans are loyal and deserve it.

[u/Global_Run7805 → u/Billn59]

As a former Vegas resident I say it absolutely will be. Vast majority in Vegas are transplants who already have a team.

[u/AnonymousRedCow → u/Billn59]

Like the Coliseum was for Red Sox and Yankees games?

[u/EgregiousShark → u/AnonymousRedCow]

Exactly, but that’s not what they want to hear

[u/bengrieve1970]

Really curious what Vital Vegas and that Samson guy have to say now. I always hoped things would fall apart but was aware that MLB was gonna make this happen no matter how much Fisher continued to fuck things up. Those two sources were always very certain it wasn't happening.

[u/VonBrewskie]

Ey I wish you guys were still in the bay, but I'm glad your new stadium is coming together nicely. Hope it leads to success for you all. Respect.

-SF fan

[u/extrahappyfuntime → u/VonBrewskie]

Oakland A’s fan here. Man, I hope you’re wrong and this stadium falls into a pit that opens up just before opening day.

[u/VonBrewskie → u/extrahappyfuntime]

I know, man. I'm sorry. My first baseball game ever was an A's game. I got to see Ricky Henderson play. McGwire and Canseco. Dennis Eckersly. I even saw when Mr. October came home for his final season. I have a place in heart for the A's and it made me furious the way Oakland fumbled that. Same with the Raiders, no pun intended, even though I'm on the SF side of the bay. I love that rivalry between our teams. Hurts my soul to think of them in Vegas. Truly. But just making the best of a bad situation I guess.

[u/SourceOwn9222]

The team has been trying to get Vegas folks interested - having our HOF players show up, etc . . . And the turnout is pathetic. As it is, SH is 50/50 A’s versus away - sometimes more visiting . . . I just hope the players are still appreciated because we have had some phenomenal players.

[u/oldcrashingtoys]

FJF

[u/ernmanstinky → u/oldcrashingtoys]

This is the only legit response.

[u/Due-Seat6587]

Should make a 2nd sphere for them to play in

[u/tumbledown_jack]

John Fisher is a piece of shit.

[u/CodInternational8772]

Wow, that looks like a nice stadium

[u/lasvegasDodgerblue]

Looking good. Cant wait!

[u/AnonymousRedCow]

https://reddit.com/link/pfhruqb/video/20xrnc44r2vh1/player

I love the wastrels saying that this is a permanent away park (70% of buyers of the premium boxes are local). Some other nimrod said there's no been no progress since March.

I left the Bay Area in 1990. I miss the place where I grew up, but it doesn't exist anymore. Oakland did everything they could to get the A's to leave. Vegas had tax incentives and permitting lined up in less than 90 days. Oakland/Alameda took 4 times that long to commission a drawing with no input from ownership

[u/NachoPichu → u/AnonymousRedCow]

Oakland was literally 99% there with the last stadium effort on Jack London Square….everything was aligning and then the owner John Fisher saw that they were almost there and noped out quickly.

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/NachoPichu]

The City of Oakland was not negotiating in good faith and had already lost funding for one of their plans because they were misusing funds from the state.

[u/i__am__so__smrt → u/AnonymousRedCow]

Salty Oakland fans downvoting you for a 100% correct assessment.

[u/Consistent-Bid1212]

They need to change their stupid name.