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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 manager Mark Kotsay sporting the Fourth of July baseball hat in 2024. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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A’s Extend Manager Mark Kotsay’s Contract Through 2028 — The Year Athletics Hope To Open New $1.75 Billion Domed Stadium On Strip

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 Alan Snel David Forst, John Fisher, Mark Kotsay

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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.

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

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.