LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Las Vegas is set to get another major sports landmark as the Athletics prepare to move to the city, and fans will get an early taste of big-league action during “Big League Weekend” at Las Vegas Ballpark when the A’s face the L.A. Angels.

The event comes as spring training ramps up and as Las Vegas positions itself to be home to both a Major League Baseball team and a successful Triple-A franchise.

Karen and Tom Siewright, longtime A’s fans from Sacramento, said they plan to follow the team when it relocates. The A’s are expected to play in Sacramento until they move to Las Vegas in two years.

“We just try to stay faithful. We’ll be here. We’ll just make the trip,” Jim Gemma said in a clip that also identified Karen and Tom Siewright as die-hard A’s fans from Sacramento.

In the same clip, the couple said they expect to make regular trips to Las Vegas to see the team. “We’ll make the run down the freeway and come see ’em here,” they said. Asked if they could be counted as “official baseball tourists,” they responded, “Yes, definitely.”

Their visit to Las Vegas Ballpark also included a stop for Aviators gear. “When the aviators come, I never have an Aviator’s shirt, so it’s like -aw, I gotta come and get my aviators,” one of them said. Asked if the trip was for Aviators merchandise, the response was: “Yes, I am.”

Aviators media relations director Jim Gemma said the Triple-A club has built a strong fan base and expects room for both teams in the market.

“Our base is really good. We averaged 6500 to 7000 fans a game last year. Fixed seating here is 8196, so I mean, on weekends, we do very well here,” Gemma said.

Gemma also pointed to differences between the major and minor league schedules and the affordability of the Triple-A experience.

“They have 81 home dates. We will have 75, we play 150 games in triple A again, with minor league baseball, it’s affordable, family fun. We have free parking here. We have $2 beer nights. The price points will always be affordable. That’s what Minor League Baseball is. That’s why Minor League Baseball is very successful. They draw 40 million fans a year over the 120 teams,” he said.

For the Sacramento fans, the move still comes with mixed emotions. “Sad, cause they’re moving away from us. We did season tickets last year in Sacramento, and we were always A’s fans going to the Coliseum in Oakland. So for us, it was great to have them a helluva lot closer to home,” one of them said.

But they also acknowledged the relocation gives them another reason to visit Southern Nevada. “Well, yeah. That’s on the agenda,” they said.