Nevada Senate approves bill to fund A's Las Vegas stadium on night fans run 'reverse boycott'

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On the night Oakland Athletics fans performed a "reverse boycott" at Oakland Coliseum to express their desire for new ownership, the organization received word that Nevada Senate passed a $380 million bill to help fund a new stadium for the team in Las Vegas. 

A’s fans don’t want the team to leave the Bay Area. They want current owner John Fisher, who employs the lowest payroll in MLB at just under $60 million, to give ownership to someone who wants to pump money into Oakland.

However, Fisher and the organization appear set on relocating the team, and their Las Vegas plan now has their first step in place. 

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A general view of the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds at RingCentral Coliseum on April 30, 2023 in Oakland, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

The bill, according to ESPN, received two key amendments following questions from Nevada lawmakers who questioned using tax dollars for Fisher’s relocation dream, which ultimately led to a 13-8 vote in favor of the stadium being built. 

Now, a 42-person assembly will need to vote to approve it and Gov. Joe Lombardo can sign the bill into law. ESPN added that Lombardo has been a proponent of adding a Las Vegas MLB team to go along with the NFL’s Raiders and NHL’s Golden Knights, who are on the verge of the city’s first league title. 

However, fans are still imploring the A’s, who have been in the Bay since 1968 after starting in Philadelphia in 1901 before moving to Kansas City in 1955, not to leave Oakland. 

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