With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new A’s Ballpark serving as the backdrop, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a large gathering with one message: “We are Vegas’ team.

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle shared a photo on Monday of the A's "future home plate" on a stand at the site of the club's future stadium in Las Vegas. The Athletics held a groundbreaking ceremony at the new stadium site on Monday.

The story and future of the A's has been filled with twists, turns and speculation since the team left the Oakland Coliseum. Now, at the site of the former Tropicana Hotel, anothe