Athletics Have 'Better Opportunity' in Las Vegas, Triple-A Affiliate President Says

Erin Walsh
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The Oakland Athletics are contemplating a move out of California, and Las Vegas is considered a potential landing spot for the Major League Baseball franchise should it depart the Bay Area.

Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, the Aviators, is already located in Las Vegas, and Aviators president and COO Don Logan believes the A's have "a better opportunity here in the long term," he told ESPN Saturday.

"Las Vegas had always been a unique sports market, a really good sports market," Logan said. "It makes sense. My perspective: Make the best deal you can in Vegas and start to turn this community on. And every other [fanbase] on.

"Las Vegas offers a dynamic that no other team has. We have 45 million visitors annually in this market, and that's what we want: heads in beds. That's what Las Vegas is about."

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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