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Earlier this week, the Golden Knights<\/a> became the first Las Vegas professional franchise to win a championship. The Golden Knights were founded in 2017 as an expansion team.<\/p>\n

After calling Oakland home for more than two decades, the Raiders franchise moved to Las Vegas in 2020. Now, another Oakland based team is poised to relocate to Las Vegas: the Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the franchise cleared a major hurdle for its planned relocation after Nevada lawmakers gave final approval to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In a few years, two-time National League MVP Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> could be traveling to Las Vegas instead of Oakland for a three-game series.<\/p>\n

But Harper does not seem to be particularly excited about the prospects of the A’s potentially calling a different city their home.<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVES PROPOSE LEGISLATION AIMED AT A’S OWNER JOHN FISHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland,\u2019\u2019 Harper told USA Today Sports. “It\u2019s just not right. They have so much history in Oakland. You\u2019re taking a team out of a city. I\u2019m pretty sad because of all of the history and all of the greatness they\u2019ve seen there.”<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo<\/a> signed Senate Bill 1, which brought a new A\u2019s baseball stadium one step closer to becoming reality.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m excited to officially sign SB1 this afternoon,” Lombardo said. “This is an incredible opportunity to bring the A\u2019s to Nevada, and this legislation reflects months of negotiations between the team, the state, the county and the league. Las Vegas\u2019 position as a global sports destination is only growing, and Major League Baseball is another tremendous asset for the city.”<\/p>\n

MLB owners<\/a> still need to vote on the relocation proposal.<\/p>\n

Harper’s teammate, shortstop Bryson Scott, expressed his desire for an expansion team rather than seeing the A’s leave Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We would rather see an expansion team than a relocated team,” Scott said. “That\u2019s why fans are so crazy about the Knights. It\u2019s Vegas\u2019 first team. It\u2019s ours. It was kind of easy for people to gravitate towards that. Vegas wasn\u2019t a big hockey town. It is now.”<\/p>\n

Aside from their stadium issues, the A\u2019s are tied with the Kansas City Royals<\/a> for the worst record in baseball. Ownership has also been reluctant to invest in the team, which has the smallest payroll in the majors.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s why it should have been an expansion franchise, not the A\u2019s,\u2019\u2019 Harper said. “Look at the Knights, they won the [Stanley] Cup, but they were an expansion franchise. They were Vegas-born, as people would say. It\u2019s the first team that came to Vegas. I don\u2019t think you can really match that.”<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s just going to be tough for those guys. It was tough for the Raiders last year. People thought the Raiders would be successful. Maybe they will be, but you have to build a fan base. Those 5- and 6-year-olds are going to grow up as Raiders fans or A\u2019s fans, so by the time they are 16-, 17-years-old, they\u2019re going to have fans.”<\/p>\n

The Phillies are scheduled to play a three-game series against the A’s at the Oakland Coliseum this weekend.<\/p>\n

Due to the terms of the team’s lease, it is unclear where the A’s will play after 2024 as they wait for a stadium to possibly be built in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

“Those fans are so passionate, they bleed green,” Harper said. “I\u2019m not sure what they\u2019re going to be or how they\u2019re going to be in Vegas, but it won\u2019t be the same \u2013 pretty small market. The 30,000-seat stadium helps out a little bit, but at the same time, I\u2019m going to be pretty sad they\u2019re moving because of all of that history and all of the greatness they\u2019ve seen there.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bryce-harper-shares-his-thoughts-on-as-las-vegas-relocation <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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