Loathed Oakland A’s Owner Readies Exit From Sports-Losing Town

Billionaire John Fisher hasn’t been spotted at an Oakland Athletics game since deciding to move the baseball team to Las Vegas — if you don’t count poster-size photos of him being splattered with tomato fastballs in the parking lot, or his face on a cornhole board with poop-emoji bags being tossed in his mouth.

As the California city steels itself for the loss of its third and last major professional team, fans and local officials leave no doubt as to who they blame.

Fisher, an heir to the Gap Inc. fortune, is nearing the end of an almost 20-year quest ...