With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new A’s Ballpark serving as the backdrop, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a large gathering with one message: “We are Vegas’ team.

Team officials and local dignitaries are expected at the ceremony for the $1.75 billion ballpark, which will be held at the site of the former Tropicana casino.

Athletics officials, Las Vegas political figures and baseball dignitaries took the stage Monday morning inside a tent at the future site of the team’s proposed ballpark to hold a groundbreaking ceremony.