With the A's lease to play at the Oakland Coliseum set to expire after this coming season, the team met with city of Oakland and Alameda County officials on Thursday to discuss an extension.
A spokesperson for the Oakland A’s told NBC Bay Area Thursday that they had a positive meeting with local officials and look forward to more discussions about a lease extension at the coliseum.
A's pitchers and catchers arrived at spring training in Arizona this week in what was supposed to be the team's final season in Oakland. But a new ballpark in Las Vegas is not a done deal and would be years away from completion when or if ground is broken.
The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that A's team president Dave Kaval sat down with Oakland city and Alameda County officials Thursday to discuss a possible lease extension at the Coliseum.
NBC Bay Area spoke with Andy Dolich, a former A’s executive on this.
"The positives is that they’re meeting. That they’re talking about an extension after the 2024 season at the coliseum," he said. "That being said, they said they have a positive meeting. We have heard that so many times for so many different locations and the gut punch to Oakland and its millions and millions of fans is that they’re still focused on a new domed or retractable domed stadium in Las Vegas in 2028."
The A’s have reportedly looked at short term options in other locations including Sacramento and Salt Lake City, Utah.
"In terms of all these other locations that they’ve looked at, in different states, in different cities, as part of Nevada, I don’t think any of that makes sense, especially if you want to have a permanent home in Las Vegas," Dolich said.
But the A's have a decision to make and timeline they need to meet.
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It’s unclear when another meeting might occur about a lease extension at the coliseum.
