The Athletics’ future home in Las Vegas is already proving that premium baseball can sell, even while the team keeps grinding through a rough stretch in the standings.
According to the team’s sales staff, the A’s have moved 92 percent of the 294 “Athletic Club” seats behind home plate at the $2 billion domed stadium planned for the Strip. The ballpark is set to open for the 2028 season, and the appetite for those seats has been strong.
Each Athletic Club seat costs $900 per game, or $72,900 for the full 81-game season. Buyers also have to pay a one-time $100,000 personal seat license fee. The seats come with access to a steakhouse, an exclusive lounge, in-seat beverage service, grab-and-go food options and parking.
The A’s are applying that $100,000 PSL charge to 6,000 club seats out of 30,000 fixed seats. With 3,000 standing tickets included, the stadium’s total capacity will be 33,000.
The math on the Athletic Club is staggering: 294 seats at $72,900 each brings in $21,432,600 in annual ticket revenue, and the PSL fees add another $29,400,000. That pushes first-year Athletic Club revenue past $50 million.
There’s more premium inventory to come. The Diamond Club features 694 seats with all-inclusive dining and premium views behind home plate. Those seats are priced at $550 per game, or $44,550 for the season, and each one also carries a one-time $60,000 PSL fee.
That setup would produce nearly $31 million in annual ticket revenue from the Diamond Club alone, while the PSL fees add $41,640,000. Altogether, that puts first-year Diamond Club revenue above $72 million.
Both the Athletic Club and Diamond Club include food, beverages and parking in the price. The A’s also introduced the Dugout Club in June, with prime views from the first and third baselines, gameday food and non-alcoholic beverages, a full bar for alcoholic purchases and the option to buy on-site parking.
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