MLB owners approve A's move to Las Vegas from Oakland

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Las Vegas will have a new professional sports team.

Major League Baseball on Thursday approved the Athletics’ move from Oakland to Sin City. The vote took place in Arlington, Texas, and was unanimously approved, according to FOX Sports. The A’s are the first team to relocate since the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C., in 2005.

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Oakland Athletics logo socks during the game against the Dodgers on Aug. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

There are still a few more hurdles in the way before the first pitch is thrown.

A new Las Vegas ballpark is unlikely to be finished before 2027 and Oakland’s lease with their current stadium ends after the 2024 season. It’s unclear where the A’s will play in those two seasons before officially hitting the diamond along the Las Vegas Strip.

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Athletics fans protest the team's potential move during the San Francisco Giants game in Oakland, California, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

The team announced in April it purchased land in Las Vegas and then a month later replaced that location with a deal with Bally’s Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip.

The state of Nevada approved public financing for a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark with a retractable roof that will be near where the Las Vegas Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium is and where T-Mobile Arena is – the home of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Las Vegas Aces also play in town. Their games are played at