The Athletics shared updated renderings of their proposed $1.75 billion stadium on Thursday at the Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting, offering the public an in-depth look at the stadium’s state-of-the-art features as the franchise inches closer to relocating to Nevada for the 2028 season. The massive 33,000-seat stadium will be built at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, where the Tropicana hotel previously stood, and will feature a partially-retractable roof that gives onlookers an ‘outdoor feel with climate-controlled temperatures.’
The stadium will offer the ‘closest seats to home plate and the smallest foul territory of any MLB ballpark,’ the Athletics boast on their website. The latest renderings also show the home locker room and the home and visitors bullpens staggered next to each other in left field, in addition to various concourses and seating experiences for fans.
The Athletics are expected to break ground and start construction in June.
The Athletics temporarily have relocated to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, for the next three seasons after playing their last game at the Oakland Coliseum in September 2024. The Athletics are projected to make their Las Vegas debut in the 2028 MLB season.
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