Former Las Vegas Raiders President Marc Badain, who oversaw the team’s relocation and the development of Allegiant Stadium, is getting a second chance to leave his imprint on the Southern Nevada sports scene.
The Athletics announced Thursday that they had hired Badain as the Major League Baseball team’s new president and will oversee all aspects of the team’s pending move to Las Vegas, including the planning and construction of the team’s $1.75 billion ballpark on the south end of the Strip.
Badain played a lead role in the relocation of the Raiders to Las Vegas for the 2020 NFL season to the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium.
