OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
A provision in baseball’s new labor deal allows the Athletics to continue receiving revenue sharing in 2016 and beyond if the club’s ballpark situation remains unsettled.
Teams in the largest 15 markets will lose all of their revenue sharing in 2016, except for the low-budget A’s if they are unable to build the new ballpark owner Lew Wolff is hoping for, in San Jose or elsewhere.
San Jose is part of the territory of the San Francisco Giants.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a committee in March 2009 to evaluate the issue facing the Bay Area teams, yet he has provided no timetable for when he might announce a decision. The A’s expect it soon.
