Sheng Thao would like to have discussions about expansion, keeping Athletics nickname in Oakland
OAKLAND – Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao says there are people who are interested in buying the Athletics from owner John Fisher.
In exchange for extending the A’s lease at the facility past 2024 prior to the team’s proposed move to Las Vegas, Thao wants a guarantee from Major League Baseball that Oakland will receive an expansion team should the A’s move to southern Nevada. Thao also wants the A’s franchise name to remain with the city.
“And so, if willing to have that conversation and be … a good tenant here in the city of Oakland and a good team player, then that’s a conversation we should have. We should really talk about possible expansion and keeping the name here in Oakland.”
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