MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, state and local government dignitaries, former Oakland A’s greats Rollie Fingers, Dave Stewart and Dallas Braden attended the ceremony on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Oakland A's broke ground for a new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. Several cities, including Salt Lake City, are competing for possible baseball expansion. The Tampa Bay Rays are in talks to sell the team to a Jacksonville developer.

(The Center Square) — Las Vegas has “broken ground” on the still unconfirmed $1.75 billion Athletics baseball stadium.