‘Moneyball’ Oakland Athletics → Las Vegas, why?

 ‘Moneyball’ Oakland Athletics → Las Vegas, why?


The Major League Baseball (MLB) Oakland Athletics, also famous as the main character team in the movie Moneyball, is moving to Las Vegas. The biggest reason is the aging of the home stadium facilities. Major league team owners also unanimously approved it.


According to MLB.com, the official Major League Baseball website, on the 17th (Korean time), the owners of 30 MLB teams all approved the motion to relocate the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas, Nevada, California at a general meeting held in Arlington, Texas, USA. . Relocation requires more than 75% approval at the general meeting, and owners of 30 MLB teams unanimously agreed.


MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said, "I know this is a terrible day for fans in Oakland," and added, "The Athletics will take 10 days to find a solution to the stadium issue. “I worked hard for more than a year,” he said.


“But we couldn’t stop the move,” he said. “Now I’m confident we can no longer play games in Oakland,” he said. “Now we look forward to playing in Las Vegas. The Athletics have great support in Las Vegas. “He said.

“We know that Oakland fans will be deeply saddened, angry and disappointed by our decision,” said Athletics owner John Fisher. “There was no. We had no choice,” he said.

“We’ve been in Oakland for a very long time, since 1968. We were using the Coliseum, the fourth-oldest stadium in baseball, so we needed a new home,” he said. “I’m very excited about this new opportunity in Las Vegas.” “It’s big and exciting,” he said emphatically.

The Athletics was founded in Philadelphia in 1901 and moved to Kansas City in 1955. He then moved to Auckland as his home base from 1968 and has been playing ever since. However, the home stadium facilities, which had been in use for 55 years, were greatly outdated, making it difficult to operate the club. They currently have a contract with their home stadium, Oakland Ring Central Coliseum, until 2024. Accordingly, when his contract expires after the season next year, he will move to Las Vegas and participate in the Major League starting in 2025.

The Athletics already purchased approximately 49 acres (198,296㎡) of land for a new stadium near the Las Vegas Strip area last April. Additionally, 1.5 billion dollars (approximately 1.94 trillion won) will be invested to build a new stadium with approximately 30,000 seats. In addition, the state of Nevada also passed a bill to support $380 million (about 490 billion won) for stadium construction. However, the new stadium is scheduled to be completed in 2028. Accordingly, the temporary home stadium to be used from the 2025 season to the 2027 season has not yet been confirmed.

Regardng this, Commissioner Manfred said, "That is the top priority. We will look for a stadium that can host 81 home games in one location, including a temporary stay at the current home stadium for a few more years."


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