Future Las Vegas Athletics Release Final Renderings Of Stadium

Author Morty

March 6th 12:55 PM

Joey Estes throwing a pitch at the Oakland stadium against the Dodgers

When the announcement was made that the Oakland A’s would become the Las Vegas Athletics, nothing has been for certain. We finally have renderings of what seems to be the final look of the stadium.

Here’s The New Las Vegas A’s Stadium

The news broke and immediately the franchise started looking at multiple locations to build a ballpark in the Vegas Valley. After months of debate, it was announced that the Tropicana Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana would be the final location to build it. The Tropicana Hotel then announced that April 2nd, 2024 would be the day they close their doors.

At first they sent out renderings of what they thought would be what people could expect to see when built. 8 News Now reported on the first rendering of the stadium. Governor Joe Lombardo announced that the price of the stadium would be around $1.5 Billion. He also announced how much the state will contribute to it. But was this all finalized? Nope. Not even close.

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We Lied, Here’s The New Stadium!

When the newest rendering of the stadium as released, unknown to the public, people were split on their opinions on it.

Oakland A's on Twitter: "Together with @BIG_Architects and @HNTBCorp, we have unveiled the design for our new ballpark project in Las Vegas on the Tropicana site. BIG will serve as the design lead and HNTB as the sports/hospitality designer and architect of record.Images by Negativ pic.twitter.com/mvpiCBXD54 / Twitter"
Together with @BIG_Architects and @HNTBCorp, we have unveiled the design for our new ballpark project in Las Vegas on the Tropicana site. BIG will serve as the design lead and HNTB as the sports/hospitality designer and architect of record.Images by Negativ pic.twitter.com/mvpiCBXD54

The first thought that came to most peoples minds when seeing the renderings was the Sydney Opera House. The property that the Tropicana Hotel is on is about 35 acres but the ballpark is saying it will only take up nine acres of that 35. What will the rest of the land be used for? If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking the stadium will be much bigger than nine acres.

Sydney Opera House with a sail boat in front of it.

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The new stadium is confirmed to hold 33,000 people and won’t have a retractable roof or outfield. The original rendering showed the stadium having a retractable roof. But if they’re thinking what you and I are thinking, baseball season is during the hottest parts of the year in Vegas. Nothing like playing nine plus innings in 105 degree heat. Seems like they want to prevent that. The new stadium also shows a giant screen on one of the archways. This will be the biggest screen in any baseball stadium.

Along side the stadium, they plan build a resort close to it. They also will have 2,500 parking stalls around the stadium. If you’re wanting to buy season tickets or inquire about getting tickets for the A’s, once they make their move to Las Vegas, you can CLICK HERE to get more info sent to you when available.

And if you want to hear what some locals are saying about it, listen to the segment below and enjoy!

Morty is the Executive Producer of “The Mike And Carla Morning Show” on 96.3 KKLZ. He's been a part of the show and station for 5 years. Aside from producing the morning show, he has served as production director for over 20 years. Those commercials you hear between the music, he produced a lot of them for Las Vegas! He loves music, playing guitar, all things Vegas Golden Knights, the Steelers, and his English Bulldog, Squish! He will talk forever with you on any of these things! Morty writes about peculiar news stories and Las Vegas happenings.

The Best And Worst Mascots In Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball’s opening day will be here sooner than later! For fun, someone created a poll on the best and worst mascots in the Major League!

They’re just as beloved or hated by the teams fans! They even have their own Hall of Fame, which was created back in 2005. To date, only seven MLB team mascots have been inducted into it, beating out mascots from all sports! Several other MLB mascots have been nominated since it’s creation in 2005.

There are only three MLB teams that don’t have one. The L.A. Dodgers, N.Y. Yankee’s, and the Anaheim Angels! So what is their job exactly? To entertainment but really to cater to young children and help market the team.

For this poll, one-thousand people were shown head-to-head mascot matchups. The results were tabulated based on which ones got the best votes across the board.

Coming in dead last, at twenty-seventh place is Swinging Friar from the San Diego Padres! But who topped the list of best and worst? Below are the top five results!

Top 5 Mascots In Major League Baseball

#5. Mr Met From The New York Mets
We just don’t get this…it’s a baseball player with a baseball as it’s head! Hmmmmm…don’t have a problem with it, we just don’t get it. For that reason, it’s #5 on the list!

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#4. Stomper From The Oakland Athletics
Keep in mind that this team is moving to Las Vegas. Why they have an elephant as their mascot is beyond us…but nonetheless, fans love it. For that reason it’s #4 on the list!

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#3. T.C. Bear From The Minnesota Twins
You would think being the Minnesota Twins, they would have two mascots for the team. But as it is, they have a BEAR! What the heck…but the Twin fans love it enough to make it #3 on the list!

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#2. Clark The Cub From The Chicago Cubs
This one actually makes sense…they are the Cubs, and their mascot is a CUB! Or at least that’s what we think they’re trying to pass off as a cub! Either way…it’s #2 on the list!

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#1. PAWS From The Detroit Tigers
You would this is would be the BEST mascot for any team…they are the Tigers and they have a TIGER for a mascot. And the Tiger fans dig it! Congrats Detroit, it’s #1!

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