MLB Commissioner Apologizes for A's Move to Vegas, Blames Oakland Government.
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed sympathy for Oakland Athletics fans after the team's owner, John Fisher, entered a binding agreement to purchase land near the Las Vegas Strip with plans to construct a new stadium. Manfred blamed the Oakland government for the move, saying Fisher had exclusively negotiated with the city from 2014-21 in an effort to build a new stadium, but the government lacked the will to get it done. The A's, Nevada, and Clark County will collaborate on a public-private partnership to fund the new stadium with a seating capacity of 30,000 to 35,000.
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