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The Las Vegas 51s, formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars, are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and are named for Area 51 which is located near Rachel, Nevada, about 80 miles north of Las Vegas. The team logo jokingly depicts one of the grey aliens thought by UFO believers to inhabit that base. They play at Cashman Field which has a capacity of 9,334 people. The 51s won the PCL championship as the Stars in 1986 and 1988. In April 2013, the team was purchased by Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC, a joint venture of Howard Hughes Corp and Play Ball Owners Group, including investors Steve Mack, Bart Wear, and Chris Kaempfer, with intentions of moving it to a proposed new $60 million stadium in Summerlin near the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino. Summerlin is an affluent neighborhood in the western area of Las Vegas. Possible obstacles are the effects on property values and quality of life, in addition to potential stress on the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ecology. == Franchise history == The team's first affiliation was with the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 2000. In 2001, they became the top farm club of the Los Angeles Dodgers. That affiliation ended at the conclusion of the 2008 season, when the 51s signed on with the Toronto Blue Jays. The New York Mets became affiliated with the 51s after the Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons, with whom the Mets had been affiliated since 2009, struck an agreement; since the 51s were the only other unaffiliated team the Mets moved their Triple-A club cross country. On March 24, 2008, Mandalay Baseball Properties sold the 51s franchise to Stevens Baseball Group.〔Gemma, Jim. ("Stevens Baseball Group – New Owner of Las Vegas 51s." ) Las Vegas 51s. March 24, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.〕 There were no plans to move the team,〔Gemma, Jim. ("Mandalay Baseball Transacts More Business – Sells Las Vegas 51s Franchise." ) Las Vegas 51s. October 31, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2008.〕 and talks of building a new stadium have been essentially stagnant for the past seven years.〔Anderson, Mark. ("Logan lobbies for new stadium. ) ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''. July 11, 2001. Retrieved September 27, 2008.〕〔Iole, Kevin. ("Dodgers threaten to quit 51s." ) ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''. July 2, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2008.〕 The team has sold about 5,000 tickets per game on average the last few years,〔("Las Vegas 51s: About." ) Las Vegas 51s. Retrieved September 27, 2008.〕 but far fewer fans typically attend home games.〔(''Las Vegas Sun''. )〕 In May 2011, Stevens Baseball Group came to an agreement to sell the 51s to Chris Milam's Silver State Baseball Group, LLC, with plans to move the team to a new ballpark at his proposed Las Vegas National Sports Center, if the complex was built. The plans came to nothing and Milam "walked away" from the baseball deal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Las Vegas 51s」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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