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. Badain left the Raiders one year later amid controversy.

Badain also was a key figure in the Raiders move in 2020 to Las Vegas, where they shared the Coliseum with the A’s. He was the Raiders for 30 years before resigning in July 2021

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,