Las VegasAviators

The Las Vegas Aviators are a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aviators are the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics and compete in Triple-A West. The franchise has been based in Las Vegas since 1983 and plays at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin.

Baseball has been played in Las Vegas since 1947, with the current franchise arriving in 1983. Originally known as the Las Vegas Stars, the team became the 51s in 2001 (referencing the nearby Area 51) before rebranding as the Aviators in 2019 when they moved to the state-of-the-art Las Vegas Ballpark. The team has been a launching pad for future MLB stars throughout its history.