Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Dave Stewart has made a $ 115 million bid to buy Oakland’s stake in the Coliseum, with plans to develop the site, he told the San Francisco Chronicle.
With the Golden State Warriors – NBA – and now the Las Vegas Raiders – NFL – leaving the city in recent years, Athletics is the last professional team to use the Colosseum. The team took steps to build a new stadium at Howard Terminal, about seven miles from the city.
Today, the A’s own the other half of the Colosseum.
In a Tweet on Saturday night, Stewart, who grew up in the area, said that doing “what is right for our community” is the driving force behind the offer. He told the Chronicle that he had ideas to develop the area and build a new stadium there if plans for Howard Terminal failed.
Home has always been where my heart is. Oakland is who and why I am … An opportunity to make our community good, to keep our community, to make our community better is the only driving force for me. # wish us success #Godspeed https://t.co/zwy3ocDgsk
– Dave “Smoke” Stewart (@ Dsmoke34) January 17, 2021
Stewart, 63, played part of eight seasons in Oakland and helped the team win the 1989 World Series.