“We are committed to building a state-of-the-art ballpark on the Strip and bringing more championships to Southern Nevada.”įollowing their unanimous relocation approval by the 30 owners, the A’s are expected to announce their Las Vegas stadium architect soon. “I want my family to own the A’s long into the future,” Fisher told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher said Monday he has no intentions of selling the team before it moves to Las Vegas or thereafter.Ī provision in the A’s relocation approval by MLB team owners last week noted that if Fisher were to sell the team before its planned 2028 arrival in Southern Nevada that he would have to pay MLB 20 percent of the sale price.įisher said selling the team hasn’t crossed his mind, adding that he hopes to add to the championship culture created by the back-to-back WNBA champion Aces and Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights. Athletics owner John Fisher speaks during a news conference after a Major League Baseball owners meeting in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov.