If the Oakland Athletics end up moving to Las Vegas, Major League Baseball wouldn’t charge the team a relocation fee, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Review-Journal.

The fee varies on a case by case basis, but it is estimated the fee would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars range.

The source noted it shows how serious the MLB is about landing a team in Las Vegas.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred declined to comment on the possible waiver of the relocation fee, first reported by the New York Post.

Since May 2021, the A’s have been researching the Las Vegas market as a potential home for the team. MLB and the A’s deemed the team’s current home RingCentral Coliseum not a viable option for the future, with MLB giving the A’s permission to explore relocation.

The A’s are down to two potential sites for a ballpark in Southern Nevada, both located on or near the Resort Corridor.

An important event also looms this week in Oakland when the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) is set to vote on whether to remove the port priority use designation on the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal. The 56-acre waterfront site is where the A’s hope to build a $12 billion mixed-use development that would include a $1 billion ballpark.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on Twitter.