the Angels Extending their residence in Angel Stadium For another three years, commitment to stay in their home from Anheim until 2032.
The future of angels was mysterious since a Deal with the city in 2022. Under this deal, the team had been renewed or replaced by angel stadium and committed to playing there until 2050.
Without this deal – the city was killed in the middle An investigation into public corruption in the mayor of Anaim, former Harry Sidho – The angels and the city returned to the current lease, which was appointed in 2029.
On Wednesday, the angels said they practiced the first three options. Other options can extend the rental contract to 2035 and again until 2038.
The stadium was opened in 1966, which made the next season in the sixty angels in what is now the fourth oldest stadium in the major championships, behind Vinway Park, Regley Field and Dodger.
“We are excited to announce that we have extended our lease contract, which obtained Big A as a home of angels in the next decade,” Mary Jarfi, a spokeswoman said in a statement. “While we are preparing for our sixty season in Anaim, we wanted to know our fans and community partners that the angels and its institution are still committed to being an active part of this city and the region.”
The lease extension mainly fills the issue of a long -term stadium decision. The monotheistic deal has now turned the sea of parking around the stadium into a stadium for restaurants, shops, homes, offices and hotels-as is NHL’s Duck We are Building on the Honda CenterClose to the field.
The collapse of this deal is the second time during a decade Arte Moreno He agreed on a plan to revitalize the stadium area, only for the city to retreat. In the last deal, the FBI provided evidence that Sidhu shared the secret city to negotiate information with the angels in exchange for what he had hoped to contribute a million dollars in his campaign to re -election.
Moreno had paid $ 150 million to buy a 150 -acre parcel from the city. Development would create an estimated 18,000 construction jobs and 28,000 permanent jobs and produced an estimated $ 650 million of the city’s tax revenues over 30 years, according to a study of an economic impact commissioned by Moreno. The city reviewed this study and did not grow up.
In a statement on Wednesday, the city confirmed that the talks on a long -term solution were not resumed.
“The extension is not the result of any long -term discussions between the team and the city, and there is no long -term rental contract or other ongoing talks,” the statement said.
Before Wednesday, the angels remained four years on the lease. The possibility of moving the team from Anheim – or at least a threat to doing so – would have been decreasing with every day that passes, given the time when it was useful to determine a new city and build a new stadium.
Athletics estimates that the new Las Vegas stadium will take three years, with the start of construction this year, and nearly two years have passed since the team received $ 380 million of general financing from the legislative body in Nevada.
“The extension of the rent brings added certainty and guarantees the strong tradition of baseball in Anaim,” Mayor Ashley Aitkin said in a statement. “As the mayor, I look forward to working with angels in the partnerships of society in the future, and as a fan, I look forward to a wonderful season in the future.”
