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Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf confirms A's could relocate to Las Vegas

Many well-known baseball faces filled the Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday for the AL Wild Card Game, including MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.

In between signing autographs for fans, there were more pressing issues that the commissioner tackled -- including the future home of the A's.

Manfred reportedly told Oakland officials they need to drop the lawsuit against the A's or there would be a risk that the team relocates to another city, specifically Las Vegas.

Tuesday morning, Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf confirmed the report on KTVU:

Just now Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf confirmed MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said A's might move to Las Vegas as a result of Oakland filing lawsuit against the team.