The stadium will be built on nine acres of the 35-acre site owned by Bally’s on the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.

The Athletics franchise dates back to 1901, when owner/manager Connie Mack founded the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Baseball League. After five decades, the club moved to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 seasons,

The Athletics inched closer to officially moving to Las Vegas on Monday. The team held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Team owner John Fisher and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred were present at the event, which was hosted by Athletics commentator and former player Dallas Braden.