with no teams in the men's major professional leagues to being one of the largest market with at least three such teams within less than a decade. When this relocation happens, Las Vegas will have progressed from being the smallest market in the U.S.
The Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) plan to move to Las Vegas in 2025 to play at a new ballpark which is estimated to be complete by 2028. Currently, the Las Vegas Valley has three major league professional teams: the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL), which began play in 2017 as the region's first major pro team, the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) which began play in 2020 after relocating from Oakland, California, and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Las Vegas metropolitan area is home to many sports, most of which take place in the unincorporated communities around Las Vegas rather than in the city itself.
See also: Nevada § Sports Las Vegas § Sports and Reno, Nevada § Sports
