Phillies rumors: Could Philadelphia support an A’s return?

Connie Mack, left, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics and Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees in 1926. (Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

For the first time since 1967 and the third time in franchise history, the Oakland Athletics — which were formed in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics, before becoming the Kansas City Athletics in 1955 and the Oakland Athletics in 1968 — could be on the move.

The franchise said on Tuesday that they have Major League Baseball’s blessing to begin exploring the possibility to relocate, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The announcement is perceived as putting pressure on local government to approve a new stadium project,…