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Talk About Taylor-Made For A Job: Athletics Hire Data-Driven Taylor Smith As New President Of Baseball Operations

October 19, 2026 Alan Snel Billy Beane, Brent Rooker, David Forst, Henry Bolte, Jacob Wilson, John Fisher, Lawrence Butler, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, Taylor Smith, Tyler Soderstrom

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Athletics have hired 31-year-old Taylor Smith, who has worked for the

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Las Vegas Becoming More Tangible For Nomadic Athletics Franchise That Began In Philly

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 Alan Snel Brent Rooker, Denzel Clarke, Jacob Wilson, Jeff McNeil, Luis Severino, Mark Kotsay, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom

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Now It’s Stadiumball For Athletics: MLB Team Signing Core Of Young Players Based On Expected Stadium Revenue Streams In Las Vegas

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Alan Snel Brent Rooker, David Forst, Jacob Wilson, John Fisher, Marc Badain, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill, Tyler Soderstrom

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New A’s Stadium On Strip Catalyst For Athletics’ Young Player Contract Extensions

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 Alan Snel Brent Rooker, David Forst, Jacob Wilson, Lawrence Butler, Mark Kotsay, Nick Kurtz, Tyler Soderstrom

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A’s To Vegas: LVCVA Spending $8.25 Million To Put Las Vegas Patch On A’s Uniform Sleeve Under 3-Year Sponsorship Deal

March 7, 2025March 8, 2025 Alan Snel Brent Rooker, John Fisher, Ken Korach, Marc Badain, Mark Kotsay, Mason Miller, Sandy Dean, Shea Langeliers, Steve Hill

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A’s Spring Training Home-Opener: Athletics May Play Five Seasons In Three Cities But One Constant Is Cactus League Host City Mesa, AZ

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 Alan Snel Brent Rooker, Mark Kotsay, Rickey Henderson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer MESA, Arizona — It was about 10:30 AM Sunday just outside the A’s

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

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A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

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LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.