Rob Manfred said Tuesday that he still expects the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas, calling the club's relocation plans "solid."

The commissioner did acknowledge things have not been particularly easy thus far though.

"I think Las Vegas is solid, I really do," Manfred said. "It was a little rough with the mayor, Clark County versus the city. But, you know, from my perspective, (Las Vegas major Carolyn Goodman) was the first person who ever talked to me about baseball in Las Vegas.

"I understand all politics are local, and the county is different than the city, but I think the governor and the politicians in general in Las Vegas remain committed to the deal. I think the deal is going to happen."

In addition to the financing and new stadium renderings, the Athletics also have to figure out where they'll play from 2025-27.

Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California.

He becomes the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster.

Caray's father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Caray's grandfather, Skip, called games for the Atlanta Braves for 32 years. Harry Caray, Chris' great-grandfather, was a winner of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting.

The Oakland Athletics are expected to become the Las Vegas Athletics in 2028.

Meanwhile, the Athletics will need a temporary home for the 2025-27 seasons. They'll remain in Oakland for the 2024 season.

The three options would be remaining in Oakland, playing in Salt Lake City or playing in Sacramento, according to a report.

Sacramento is the "front runner" to become the A's temporary home.

According to the report, the A's would be able to keep a portion of their TV revenue if they went to Sacramento, which isn't all that far away from the Bay Area. 

The Oakland Athletics added some experience to their bullpen Wednesday, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with left-hander Scott Alexander.

To clear room on the 40-man roster, the A's placed fellow southpaw Ken Waldichuk on the 60-day injured list with a strained left elbow.

The Oakland Athletics are expected to meet with local officials, including those from the City of Oakland and County of Alameda, on Thursday to discuss a lease extension to remain at the Oakland Coliseum, according to a report.

The A's lease at the Coliseum is scheduled to expire at the end of the 2024 season.

The club is in the midst of a relocation attempt to Las Vegas.

Even if the A's are successful in their bid to relocate to Las Vegas, their new stadium is not expected to be ready until the start of the 2028 season. 

The Oakland-based African American Sports & Entertainment Group has reached out to the Athletics and their representation with an offer to acquire what was previously Alameda County's 50% interest in the site where the Oakland Coliseum sits with the intent to develop.

AASEG Land LLC wrote to A's owner John Fisher, president Dave Kaval and their Coliseum Way Partners representatives in a letter dated Feb. 8 that was acquired and viewed by The Associated Press.

In an effort to find a temporary home in advance of a move to Las Vegas in 2028, the Oakland Athletics are expected to meet with Oakland city officials Thursday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday.

The team's lease at the Oakland Coliseum is set to expire at the end of 2024, leaving it uncertain where it will play for three seasons in advance of a move to Nevada.

Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC Sports California.

The company made the announcement Tuesday. Cavnar -- set to be the voice for most A's games during the upcoming 2024 season -- becomes the first woman in major league history to handle primary play-by-play duties.

As uncertainty still hovers around the move of the Oakland A's to Las Vegas, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the plan will come together in time, both in the short and longer term.

"I would be disappointed if we didn't open that stadium, Opening Day, 2028," Manfred said Thursday from the owners meetings. "In terms of an interim home [from 2025 to 2028] I'm comfortable with where they are in the process.

"It's not like we don't know where they'll be in 2024. They're doing a good job of exploring them and find the best possible opportunity."

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman isn't exactly extending a warm embrace to the Oakland Athletics, who plan to build a $1.5 billion stadium in her city.

In fact, Goodman said the team's stadium plan "does not make sense" and that A's ownership should go back to the drawing board and pitch a new plan in the Bay Area.

"I personally think [the A's have] got to figure out a way to stay in Oakland to make their dream come true," Goodman told the Front Office Sports Today podcast, which was released Tuesday.