When the Oakland Athletics announced the franchise was relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada, it was widely assumed not all team employees would make the move with the team.
Ironically, one of those employees was revealed Friday to be the reviled face of the A's uprooting: team president Dave Kaval.
In a statement released by the team Kaval announced his resignation, effective Tuesday, "to pursue new business opportunities in California."
Dave Kaval has resigned as president of the Athletics to pursue new business opportunities in California. Sandy Dean will take over on an interim basis while the A’s search for a new team president in 2025. pic.twitter.com/3PCDo5jqaT
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) December 27, 2024A's owner John Fisher, in the same release, said, "We are grateful for Dave's contributions and leadership over the past eight years. He guided our organization through a period of significant transition, and we sincerely thank him for his unwavering commitment to the team."
The announcement that Kaval was staying in California was met with predictable disdain for those who hoped the A's would stay in the Bay Area.
"Good riddance to @DaveKaval, one of the disingenuous empty suits in Bay Area history," Bay Area media personality Damon Bruce wrote on his Twitter/X account.
"Dave Kaval should be unhirable," wrote Ben Ross of KRON, a Bay Area television station."
"Turns out even A's (former) President Dave Kaval doesn't want to go to Las Vegas," KXTV (Sacramento) sports anchor Matt George wrote on Twitter/X.
More to come on this story from Newsweek Sports.
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