MLB team start taking season ticket money for $1.75 billion stadium – which won’t be built for another 3 years

ATHLETICS fans are being asked to pay the first deposit on their season tickets...

for an MLB stadium that wont be built for another three years.The Athletics, having officially dropped Oakland from their name, are planning to move to Las Vegas in 2028.Oakland As/Bjarke Ingels Group/HNTBThe Athletics have unveiled images of their proposed new ballpark[/caption]GettyThe As left their historic Oakland Coliseum home last year[/caption]GettyThe Athletics new home is set to be constructed on the former site of the Tropicana Casino[/caption]The ball club played its final game at the beloved Oakland Coliseum last September.Following 57 seasons in the Bay Area, owner John Fisher decided to pack up for Sin City.Despite having departed Oakland, the As will not be able to play in Las Vegas for at least another three years.Their planned $1.75bn stadium is set to be built on the site of the old Tropicana Las Vegas, which was demolished last fall.Having received financial approval from the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, construction of the new ballpark is planned to begin in the next few months.Glossy images have been released of the As proposed new home.But questions remain regarding whether Fisher will seek additional private investment and what arrangements will be made for parking.Despite uncertainty, prospective season ticket holders are being asked to pay a $19.01 deposit this Friday.The price is symbolic of the year that the As were originally formed in Philadelphia.Following 54 years in Philly the franchise moved to Kansas City in 1955, remaining there until making the move to the Oakland Coliseum in 1968.

Prior to moving to Vegas, the Athletics will spend three seasons playing in Sacramento.The Oakland Coliseum held around 47,000 fans and reached a capacity sellout for the franchises final game in the Bay.Crowds had dwindled in recent seasons, however, with some mid-week games last year seeing barely 5,000 fans come through the gates.In Sacramento, they will have to get used to modest crowds.MINOR ADJUSTMENTSThey will be playing at Sutter Health Park in the west of the city.The venue hosts just 10,624 fans and is home to the Minor League Sacramento River Cats.Athletics staff are facing a race against time to get Sutter Health Park up to MLB standards ahead of next season.The venue has required upgraded lighting and a new batters eye.The nine-time World Series champions, most recently in 1989, are well into their spring training schedule.They will begin life in Sacramento by hosting the Chicago Cubs on March 31..

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