Oakland mayor Sheng Thao suggested that the Athletics used negotiations with the city as leverage in talks with other cities after news broke last week that the organization and owner John Fisher entered a binding agreement to purchase land near the Las Vegas Strip with plans to construct a new stadium at that location.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred pushed back on those comments Monday.
"I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I really do," he told reporters. "But for the city of Oakland to point fingers at Fisher, it's not fair.