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Original reporting: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/oakland-mlb-talk-expansion-guarantee-a-s-18672185.php
There is a glimmer of hope for Oakland’s future as a home for a major-league baseball team, and for the development of the Coliseum site.
Although the Athletics intend to leave town forever, the Oakland Mayor’s Office and the baseball Commissioner’s Office have had preliminary talks about the possibility of Oakland being guaranteed an expansion team, in return for the city giving the A’s a lease extension at the Coliseum.
Also, Oakland is very interested in persuading A’s owner John Fisher to sell his 50% interest in the Coliseum site, for which an Oakland group has plans for a major development.
Possible end result: a major development of the Coliseum site, which could include a new ballpark to house a big-league expansion team.
Original reporting: https://theathletic.com/5281617/2024/02/16/sacramento-front-runner-oakland-athletics-host/
Sacramento is the front-runner to host the A’s from 2025-27 before they move to Las Vegas, a person briefed on the team’s search process told The Athletic on Friday.
Salt Lake City and a return to the Oakland Coliseum are the other two remaining possibilities for an interim home, the person said. A decision is expected in weeks, rather than months.
The A’s and the City of Oakland met on Thursday to discuss the possibility of the A’s staying in town through 2027.
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