A's relocation: Oakland to host team through 2024 season, before Vegas ballpark is ready

The Oakland A's are poised to become the first Major League Baseball team in nearly 20 years to complete a relocation. Nevada's governor has signed off on legislation diverting $380 million of taxpayer money toward a new ballpark in Las Vegas, and all that's left now is for 75 percent of MLB owners to approve the move.

But the stadium plans will be slow to complete, as projections claim the A's will not move into their new Vegas stadium until 2028 -- and their lease in Oakland ends in 2024, when the team is expected to leave the Bay Area.

Where will the A's play after 2024?

Several options have been put forward as possible temporary homes for the A's between 2025 and 2028 -- and in an awkward twist, the team could actually stay in the Bay Area, even if their lease at RingCentral Coliseum is not renewed.

Las Vegas Ballpark, home to the Aviators -- the A's Triple-A -- seems a natural fit as a short-term home for the MLB club, even though it seats only 10,000 at present. State capital Reno has been undee discussion as well, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

California options include another Triple-A ballpark in Sacramento or an alternate location in the Bay Area.

Vegas native Harper continues ing A's

Although it seems like a lost cause, ionate Oakland fans are continuing to lobby owner John Fisher to sell the A's to a local buyer who will keep the team in the area. And at least one prominent MLB star made his feelings on the topic known when his Philadelphia Phillies played a weekend series against the A's.

Bryce Harper wore custom green and yellow cleats on Saturday to honor the A's, in a nod to the club's legendary gold, white, and kelly green color scheme. Harper, born in Las Vegas, had expressed hope that the A's could stay in Oakland, which they have called home since 1968. But it seems very likely that other interests will win out.