MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas [View all]

Source: Associated Press

MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS
Updated 3:36 PM EST, November 15, 2023

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during the three-day meeting, which came about six months after the A’s reached a tentative agreement for a new stadium in Las Vegas after being unable to reach a deal for one in Oakland.

Any recommendation for a move would require at least a three-quarters vote — at least 23 owners — for approval. The last team to relocate was the Montreal Expos, who became the Washington Nationals in 2005.

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