Badain was previously involved in the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas, but left the Raiders amid controversy.

The Athletics have a new team president, and it is someone with experience moving a team from Oakland to Las Vegas. On Thursday, the A's named Marc Badain their new president, a role he held with the NFL's Raiders when the team relocated from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020.

The Athletics have hired Marc Badain, who played a vital role in the Raiders locating to Las Vegas, as the organization's new president.

LAS VEGAS — Former Las Vegas Raiders President Marc Badain was hired Thursday for the same position with the Athletics. Badain succeeds Dave Kaval, who announced his resignation on Dec. 27. Sandy Dean, who has been spearheading approval and construction of a new stadium in Las Vegas approved, had been the acting president.

Marc Badain, who worked for the Raiders for 30 years and led the charge to relocate the team to Las Vegas, was named the president of the Athletics on Thursday.

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The next team to relocate its franchise to Las Vegas will have the same team president as the last team to make the move.