The city of Oakland and Rob Manfred have warring words for each other.
Rob Manfred’s response to A’s fans’ ‘reverse protest’ didn’t inspire much confidence.“It was great. It’s great to see what is, this year, almost an average Major League Baseball crowd in the facility for one night,” he said, per ESPN. “That’s a great thing.”
The median attendance in MLB this season is at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field, which brings in 28,179 fans a night, per ESPN.completed in 2027, has inspired criticism by some, including a media member who asked Manfred on Thursday about his concern level about the team moving from the 10th largest TV market to the 40th.
A’s fans showed up in droves on Tuesday to support the team and voice displeasure toward owner John Fisher.Manfred also pushed back on the idea that stadium subsidies do not create positive economic benefits, despite“I love academics, they’re great. I think, take the areas where baseball stadiums have been built, OK?,” he said. “Look at what was around Truist Park before that was built. Look at the area around Nationals Park before it was built.
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