Column: Another domino falls on road to MLB expansion By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press Apr 21, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 Updated Oct 25, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Oakland Athletics will be packing their bags for Las Vegas, a long-expected move that will affect baseball's fandom far beyond those two cities.kAm|{q :D ?@H 2 D:8?:7:42?E DE6A 4=@D6C E@ 6IA2?D:@?[ H9:49 H:== 3C:?8 EH@ >@C6 =@?8\@G6C5F6 7C2?49:D6D :?E@ E96 3:8 =628F6D H9:=6 2=D@ ?646DD:E2E:?8 E96 4C62E:@? @7 6:89E ?6H >:?@C\=628F6 E62>D 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ]k^AmkAm(96? 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