The Athletics are moving toward the next major step in their relocation to Las Vegas, a ballpark groundbreaking.

They cleared a significant hurdle last week when the Clark County Commission approved land-use permits. That approval followed the unveiling of new stadium renderings and the announcement of a Las Vegas patch on players’ uniform sleeves for the next three seasons under a sponsorship with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

There are some documents that still need to be completed and submitted, but there appears to be nothing major that would block putting shovels in the ground.

A’s President Marc Badain the team is on track for a June groundbreaking for the $1.75 billion, 33,000-person capacity ballpark intended to open for the 2028 season. The club is playing the first of at least three seasons in a Triple-A ballpark at West Sacramento.

Angels 11, Rays 1 >> Jo Adell became the third player in Angels history to homer twice in the same inning, Mike Trout and Taylor Ward also homered twice and Los Angeles routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-1 on Thursday.

Adell led off the fifth against Zack Littell (0-3) with first first homer this season for a 3-1 lead and capped an eight-run fifth inning with a three-run drive against Mason Englert. Adell matched a career high with four RBIs.

Ward homered on the game’s second pitch and Nolan Schanuel hit an RBI double in the second.

royals 3, twins 2 >> Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning as Kansas City beat Minnesota. The Royals trailed by a run before rallying for two in the seventh against reliever Cole Sands (1-1).

guardians 6, white sox 1 >> Steven Kwan had a homer and three singles and drove in four runs to help Cleveland complete a three-game sweep and hand Chicago its eighth straight loss.

red sox 4, blue jays 3, 10 innings >> Pinch-runner David Hamilton scampered home when the drawn-in Toronto infield couldn’t handle Trevor Story’s nubber to second base, and Boston beat the Blue Jays to avoid a four-game sweep.

rockies 7, brewers 2 >> Brenton Doyle tied his career high with five RBIs, hitting a leadoff homer in the first inning, a run-scoring single in the seventh and a bases-clearing double in the eighth to lead Colorado past Milwaukee.

also >> Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Thomas Harrington was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis after making one start and one relief appearance. Harrington, a first-round pick by the Pirates in the 2022 Major League Baseball amateur draft, was 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA. ... The Chicago White have placed catcher Korey Lee (ankle) and outfielder Mike Tauchman (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list. ... The Chicago Cubs acquired left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San Diego Padres for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. ... Seattle Mariners second baseman Ryan Bliss will undergo surgery to repair a left biceps tear and will be out four to five months, the team said.