A’s Announce June 23 Groundbreaking For $1.75 Billion Domed Stadium In Las Vegas
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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The ground has been broken and the dirt has been moving already, but the MLB Athletics will make it official and have a ceremonial groundbreaking event at their stadium site on the Strip at 8 AM June 23.
It’s not exactly a surprise because late June was targeted for the stadium groundbreaking, but the A’s had to work on coordinating schedules of people to set up the date.
LVSportsBiz.com visited the site at the old Tropicana hotel-casino location and noticed trucks and workers coming and going at the 35-acre site last week. The A’s say they will build the $1.75 billion domed stadium on a footprint of a mere nine acres.
The A’s played their last game in Oakland in September after 57 years because the state of Nevada put together a $380 million public subsidy package for the Athletics to help them build the ballpark at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue.
The A’s are playing their home games at a Triple-A ballpark in West Sacramento during 2025, 2026 and 2027. The team’s goal is to have the stadium in Las Vegas open for the 2028 MLB season.
