MLB team president sends warning after showing off ‘incredible’ progress on new $2bn ballpark
The Athletics president has given an ominous warning to the rest of the league.
The Athletics state-of-the-art $2bn ballpark is currently under construction, and will welcome fans by the beginning of the 2028 MLB season.
Ground was broken in June, 2025 and despite already being ahead of schedule, the franchise will honor their commitment to the city of Sacramento.
Sacramento, who have been eyeing an MLB expansion bid, have hosted the Athletics for the past two seasons after the team left the Oakland Coliseum in 2024.
On Friday, A’s President Marc Badain answered questions from media about the first of five large roof truss arches that will support the ceiling of the stadium.
“Some of you were out here a couple months ago, and you can see the incredible progress that’s been made by the workforce here in town,” Badain said, via The Nevada Independent.
The Article, written by Howard Stutz, also revealed that Badain gave the current A’s players a tour of the construction site.
“A few days earlier Badain gave the tour to the A’s players and coaches in Las Vegas this week to play several regular season games in the Triple-A Las Vegas Ballpark, but they had things other than construction on their minds,” Stutz wrote.
“Players, he said, closely checked out where the team’s clubhouse would be located including the locker room, fitness center, dining area and other features,”
The $2 billion stadium will eventually be surrounded by an entertainment district along with a Bally’s resort and casino.
It should immediately become the ultimate destination for the game’s marquee free agents, with players on opposing teams already telling A’s players to pass the word they want to come.
“Let’s just say we won’t have trouble recruiting,” Athletics President Marc Badain told USA TODAY Sports.
Athletics get first taste of playing ball in Las Vegas
The Athletics got their first taste of playing in Las Vegas last week.
At the Las Vegas Ballpark (home of their Triple-A affiliate), the A’s welcomed the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies.
The venue is an open-air stadium, and the conditions are very hitter-friendly.
17 home runs and 41 runs were scored in just the first two games of the slate, raising the question of what a Vegas ballpark will ultimately play like.
Oddly, the dimensions of the field aren’t known just yet, but renderings suggest it won’t be a massive playing field.
The new stadium will be subject to atmospheric factors. The A’s new stadium will be 2,000 feet above sea level – the second-highest across the league.
Coors Field (Rockies) is 5,280 feet above, and that is a hitter’s paradise and a pitcher’s worst nightmare.
The great unknown, however, is the roof. The new stadium will be fully enclosed and climate-controlled – the effect of this remains to be seen.
Ultimately, it’s all speculation at this point. Whether it is hitter or pitcher friendly won’t be known until the doors officially open in 2028.
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