The Oakland A’s are switching Triple-A affiliates, the team announced Monday. After four seasons with the Nashville Sounds, the A’s are now partnered with the Las Vegas 51s through at least 2020. They remain in the Pacific Coast League.
The story was first reported Saturday night by Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle, who noted that several other teams will also be shuffling around their PCL affiliates. Other candidates for the A’s had been Fresno or San Antonio says Slusser, though Vegas had long been rumored as a likely destination according to Melissa Lockard of The Athletic.