We’ve reached the point in the Oakland A’s ballpark project cycle where the threat of relocation gets floated, and just like everything else in this latest iteration of the team’s recurring storyline, this time it feels a bit more real.
Major League Baseball has “instructed the Athletics to explore other markets” amid their ongoing quest for a new ballpark at Howard Terminal, per a league statement on Tuesday, first reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN.
The full statement:
A’s team owner John Fisher also made a statement, per Matt Kawahara of the S.