Las Vegas fans get first look at A’s baseball [Video]

The Oakland Athletics came to Las Vegas this weekend for exhibition games against Milwaukee, their first appearance since announcing the relocation to what the team envisions as its future home city.The games at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the franchise’s Triple-A Aviators, featured an A’s team planning a new regular-season ballpark on the Strip it hopes will open in 2028. The Nevada Legislature last June enacted $380 million in funding for a $1.5 billion stadium, and baseball owners unanimously approved the relocation in November.Video above: Oakland A’s purchase land in Las Vegas for new ballparkLas Vegas has hosted spring training games since at least 1983, and the A’s played their first six regular-season games in 1996 at Cashman Field because of renovations at the Oakland Coliseum. Because of the planned permanent move, this weekend’s game created an unusual dynamic for players, who will return to Oakland and a fan base …