Independent Fan Coverage · Not Affiliated With MLBEst. 2026 · Las Vegas, NV
The Move · Oakland to Las Vegas
The A's Move to Las Vegas
Major League Baseball is coming to Las Vegas. Here is what is publicly established about the Athletics' move: how the franchise got here, where the team is playing in the meantime, and what is planned for a new ballpark on the Strip. Anything that is not yet finalized is marked as planned and subject to change.
The move at a glance
Left Oakland after the 2024 season.
Playing an interim stretch in West Sacramento at Sutter Health Park.
Planned permanent home: a new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
Targeted opening: the 2028 season (planned, subject to change).
2024
The final Oakland season
The Athletics played their last season in Oakland in 2024, closing a 57-year run at the Oakland Coliseum that began in 1968. The end of the Oakland era set the relocation process in motion.
2024 was the club's final season at the Oakland Coliseum.
Oakland was the franchise's home for 57 seasons, the longest single-city run in its history.
The move away from Oakland is what created the need for an interim home before Las Vegas.
2025 onwardInterim
The interim West Sacramento period
Rather than move straight to Las Vegas, the franchise arranged a temporary home in the Sacramento area while a permanent Las Vegas ballpark is planned and built. During this bridge period the club has been referred to simply as the Athletics, without a city name.
The interim home is Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, a ballpark also used by the Sacramento River Cats.
This is a transitional arrangement, not a permanent relocation to Sacramento.
The interim period covers the seasons between leaving Oakland and the planned Las Vegas opening.
Targeted for 2028Planned
The planned Las Vegas ballpark
The franchise's planned permanent home is a new ballpark in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip. The site is the former Tropicana Las Vegas property, which was cleared to make way for the project. An opening for the 2028 season has been targeted. Because the project is ongoing, specifics can still change.
The planned location is on the Las Vegas Strip, at the site of the former Tropicana Las Vegas.
A 2028 season opening has been the publicly targeted timeline.
The plan is for a smaller-capacity ballpark than a typical big-league stadium; reported capacity figures have been in the low-30,000s and remain subject to change.
Design details, exact capacity, and the schedule are all planned and subject to change until finalized.
How fans can follow the move
The ballpark project is an ongoing process, so the most reliable way to follow it is to watch for updates over time rather than treat any single detail as final. As construction milestones, design reveals, and schedule confirmations are announced, the picture will keep sharpening.
Track the relocation phases and how they fit the franchise's long history of moves.
Follow interim-period coverage while the team plays in West Sacramento.
Watch for confirmed ballpark milestones before treating capacity, design, or dates as settled.
The new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip is targeted to open for the 2028 season. That timeline is planned and can still change as the project progresses.
Where will the Las Vegas Athletics stadium be built?
On the Las Vegas Strip, at the site of the former Tropicana Las Vegas, which was cleared to make way for the ballpark.
Where do the Athletics play until the Las Vegas ballpark opens?
During the interim period the team plays its home games at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, not in Las Vegas or Oakland.
When did the Athletics leave Oakland?
The Athletics played their final Oakland season in 2024, ending a 57-year run at the Oakland Coliseum before beginning the move toward Las Vegas.
How big will the Las Vegas ballpark be?
Reported capacity has been in the low-30,000s, smaller than a typical Major League stadium. The exact figure is planned and subject to change.
LV Athletics is an independent fan site and is not affiliated with the Athletics or Major League Baseball. Details about the Las Vegas ballpark and the relocation timeline are planned and subject to change.