2024 BIG LEAGUE WEEKEND WILL FEATURE TWO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING GAMES: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS ON FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 8-9 AT LAS VEGAS BALLPARK®
The Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, announced today in conjunction with the A’s and Milwaukee Communications/Media Relations Departments, two games for the 2024 Big League Weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark®.
The Milwaukee Brewers will face the Oakland Athletics on Friday-Saturday, March 8-9. Game times for the Spring Training series are Friday at 6:05 p.m. PT and Saturday at 1:05 p.m. PT (subject to change per television).
Big League Weekend ticket packages are available NOW by calling the Aviators office at (702) 943-7200 or emailing [email protected]. Tickets start at $30 per seat.
Individual game tickets: Presale through Ticketmaster (via aviatorslv.com) is Friday, December 1 at noon and public on-sale on Monday, December 4 at noon (via aviatorslv.com).
“We are excited to welcome back Big League Weekend to Las Vegas Ballpark,” Aviators President/COO Don Logan said. “We welcome our major league affiliate, the Oakland Athletics, back for a third visit to Las Vegas Ballpark for Spring Training games. The A’s will face the Milwaukee Brewers for a two-games Series. This will mark Milwaukee’s first visit back to Las Vegas since 1999. Las Vegas Ballpark will once again provide an outstanding atmosphere and environment for Major League Baseball. Fans, both locals and tourists that visit during this event, will have a memorable time.”
Milwaukee will be making its fourth all-time appearance for Big League Weekend (1993, 1998, 1999). The Brewers’ last appearance was two games at Cashman Field: Milwaukee defeated San Diego, 8-3, on April 2, 1999 (7,901) and Milwaukee defeated Seattle, 12-0, on April 3, 1999 (sellout crowd of 11,616).
Oakland will make its eighth all-time appearance in Las Vegas (six previous BLW visits: 1994, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2020, 2023). The Athletics also played the first six games of the 1996 Major League Baseball season (April 1, 3-7) at Cashman Field due to construction delays in their home stadium. The games marked the first time ever that an MLB season opener was held at a minor league park.
The Athletics will be making their third appearance at Las Vegas Ballpark for BLW. Oakland appeared in the inaugural Las Vegas Ballpark BLW in 2020. The A’s defeated Cleveland twice: 8-6 on February 29 before a crowd of 8,159 and 8-5 on March 1 (7,521). In 2023, the Cincinnati Reds defeated Oakland twice: 10-9, on March 4 before a sellout crowd of 8,805 and, 12-4, on March 5 before a crowd of 8,024.