The Athletics gave fans their first public look at the team’s planned $2 billion Las Vegas ballpark on Saturday, hosting a sold-out open house at the experience center in the UnCommons development. Around 1,600 people from the season-ticket priority list toured the facility, which features a stadium model, World Series trophies, and an immersive cube showcasing views inside and outside the future Strip venue.

President Marc Badain announced that seat sales behind home plate will begin Monday, following the near sell-out of suite offerings. “We go on sale to our deposit holders on Monday, so we’re going to start seeing a lot more activity in here,” Badain said. Tickets for other sections are expected to go on sale this summer.

The experience center has already played a key role in driving suite sales. “You get a chance to see what the ballpark’s going to look like. The cube, the technology in the cube really gives you a chance to get immersed into what the design that John and the architects wanted to bring to the building,” Badain said.

Fan James Bargones, who shifted his allegiance back to the Athletics after the relocation announcement, said the center helped him visualize the stadium’s offerings. “I collect baseball memorabilia and cards and all that type of stuff. With the A’s coming to town, it’s really exciting. … It’ll definitely draw me back into more of a Major League Baseball fan,” Bargones said. He plans to buy season tickets, possibly under his company, and may share them with employees or nonprofits.

Construction is progressing on the ballpark itself. “The bowl steel on the third and fourth deck is now visible. You can see it over the fence line,” Badain said. Crews are assembling large steel truss pieces on the ground that will ultimately form the roof.