The Oakland A’s, formerly of Philadelphia and Kansas City, announced yesterday that they may be on the move again soon. After a 20-year saga to find a new, publicly financed stadium in the Bay Area, the team has signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres in Las Vegas with the hopes of having a new stadium ready to start the 2027 season. In a statement, commissioner Rob Manfred said: “We support the A’s turning their focus on Las Vegas and look forward to them bringing finality to this process by the end of the year.”
Removing Oakland from my active stadium count means I would now have twelve parks to get to in order to finish off the set. I’ve made two trips to the stadium once known as Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, first in 1999 and again in 2008, seeing the Tigers and Orioles respectively. Should this new stadium actually get built and a move actually take place, it would give me reason to visit Nevada for the first time since 2018.