Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Oakland
The Athletics (MLB)
Six organizations that moved their teams to new cities
Team owners sometimes leverage the possibility of leaving town — either to other cities or suburbs or out of state entirely — in public stadium financing negotiations. It does happen, but not often. Here’s a look at some professional teams that have pulled up stakes.
Atlanta
Cobb County
San Diego
Tempe, Ariz
The team will move from Oakland to a new stadium in Las Vegas in 2028. They will play in Sacramento from 2025 to 2027.
The Raiders (NFL)
The team moved from Oakland to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in 2020.
The Chargers (NFL)
The team moved from San Diego to L.A.'s SoFi Stadium in 2020.
The Rams (NFL)
The team left St. Louis for Los Angeles and moved into SoFi Stadium in 2020.
The Atlanta Braves (MLB)
The team from downtown Atlanta to SunTrust Park, located in Cobb County, a suburb of Atlanta, in 2017.
Arizona Coyotes (NHL)
The team will move from Tempe Ariz., to Salt Lake City in 2025.
Las Vegas
Source: Crain's reporting