Phillies' Bryce Harper on A's Las Vegas relocation to his hometown: 'I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland'

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Earlier this week, the Golden Knights became the first Las Vegas professional franchise to win a championship. The Golden Knights were founded in 2017 as an expansion team.

After calling Oakland home for more than two decades, the Raiders franchise moved to Las Vegas in 2020. Now, another Oakland based team is poised to relocate to Las Vegas: the Athletics.

Earlier this week, the franchise cleared a major hurdle for its planned relocation after Nevada lawmakers gave final approval to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium.

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Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals bats against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on June 4, 2017. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

In a few years, two-time National League MVP Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies could be traveling to Las Vegas instead of Oakland for a three-game series.

But Harper does not seem to be particularly excited about the prospects of the A's potentially calling a different city their home.

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"I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland,’’ Harper told USA Today Sports. "It’s just not right. They have so much history in Oakland. You’re taking a team out of a city. I’m pretty sad because of all of the history and all of the greatness they’ve seen there."

Bryce Harper does not seem to be particularly excited about the prospects of the A's potentially calling a different city their home. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

On Thursday, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 1, which brought a new A’s baseball stadium one