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Oakland Mayor Met With MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Open to New A's Stadium Proposal

Oakland mayor Sheng Thao is continuing her fight to keep the Athletics in the city.

Thao told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal she and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met in person on Sunday to provide him with "documented evidence" of the city's plan to build the A's a new stadium.

"At the meeting, which Thao said took place at her request, she presented Manfred with 31 packages, one for him and one for each major-league owner, detailing her city's efforts to get a park built on a waterfront site at Howard Terminal," Rosenthal wrote.

According to Thao, Manfred seemed "receptive" to Oakland's presentation and he intends to forward the documents to MLB's three-person relocation committee.