- July 2, 2025
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The new A’s Las Vegas ballpark has broken ground. The 33,000-seat Major League ballpark, located at the south end of the famed Las Vegas Strip, was designed by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB with structural engineering by Thornton Tomasetti.
A’s owner John Fisher – joined by several other dignitaries, including Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, team president Marc Badain and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo – planted a gold shovel with the A’s logo and baseball bat-shaped handle into the ground on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, marking the official groundbreaking ceremony of the A’s new ballpark in Las Vegas.
The new ballpark is being built on nine acres of a 36-acre lot and will be accompanied by a future hotel resort and entertainment complex to be built by Bally’s Corp., which owns the remaining 27 acres of land.
The stadium itself – designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and HNTB with structural engineering by Thornton Tomasetti – will hold a capacity of 33,000 fans, featuring the closest seats to home plate and the smallest foul territory of any MLB ballpark.
The building will be fully enclosed by a roof that will attenuate direct sunlight glare while welcoming indirect natural light through northern oriented clerestory windows.
The 2025 SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition – focused on elevating the live experience – is being held at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, on October 6-7th. An Opening Night Icebreaker will kick things off on October 5th (venue TBC) and the industry-leading event will close with the SVB LIVE Awards at BCFC’s St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park on the evening of October 7th.
The long-span roof’s five overlapping “pennants” are supported on 700-foot span arch trusses, and one of the world’s largest cable-net glass façades in the park’s outfield will provide expansive views of the Strip, with the New York-New York Hotel & Casino and MGM Grand in clear sight beyond the outfield.
In addition to the structural design, Thornton Tomasetti is providing construction and façade engineering, plus waterproofing and façade access services.
The $1.75-billion project is scheduled to open at the start of the 2028 baseball season, and will host not only baseball, but also concerts, conferences and other large-scale events.
The location of the ballpark adds to a sports tourism landscape that has rapidly evolved, with the NFL’s Raiders and NHL’s Golden Knights both arriving in Las Vegas over the past decade and playing just down the street at Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena.
The estimated $1.75 billion price tag for the A’s new ballpark will be covered mostly by the Fisher family, which is responsible for $1.4 billion of the cost. Nevada and Clark County have approved up to $380 million in public funds for the project.
Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB, the domed stadium features split upper and lower seating bowls to provide clear sight lines and bring fans closer to the field.
Source & imagery, courtesy: Thornton Tomasetti
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