A major potential obstacle to the relocation of the Athletics has been removed, according to reports.
Oakland won’t be assessed a relocation fee if it decides to move to Las Vegas, the New York Post first reported Monday. The report was later confirmed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The Athletics, who rank last in MLB attendance this season at 8,358 fans per game, have played in what is now called RingCentral Coliseum since moving to Northern California from Kansas City in 1968. The franchise has unsuccessfully tried to get a new stadium in the Bay Area for many years, and the idea of relocation gained traction last year.