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With the MLB trade deadline looming, the Oakland Athletics were dealt a worrying blow to star pitcher Frankie Montas, who exited his start against the Seattle Mariners after just 1.0 innings of work on Sunday. Montas noticed a significant downtick in his velocity, which prompted the A’s to pull him after 13 pitches. After undergoing […]

The Oakland Athletics shared a report of shooting victims at the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The shooting in question occurred after the team’s July 4th postgame firework show. Four victims were reportedly struck by celebratory gunfire. The A’s official statement can be read below. The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating firearm related injuries that occurred […]

The Oakland Athletics are preparing for a fire sale at the MLB trade deadline. After having dumped off the majority of their talent during the offseason, the Athletics, as expected, are among the bottomfeeders in the league this year. With the playoffs out of the picture, the A’s could look to expedite their rebuild by […]

The Oakland Athletics were hit with a worrying injury blow when ace Frankie Montas was removed from Sunday’s start against the Seattle Mariners ahead of the second inning. Montas, who was experiencing a notable downtick in velocity, threw a total of 13 pitches in the outing, surrendering one run via a solo home run from […]

The Oakland Athletics will take on the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick. Both of these teams are in the middle of disappointing seasons. Everyone expected the Athletics to have a bad year, but no one projected them to be quite […]

The Oakland Athletics will take on the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Mariners prediction and pick. Neither of these teams has had the season they were hoping for. The Athletics have been one of the worst teams in baseball, as shown by their 25-52 […]

The Seattle Mariners will attempt to finish the three-game road sweep as they take on the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Mariners-Athletics prediction and pick.   The Mariners shut out the Athletics 9-0 in front of a quiet crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. Seattle already led 1-0 in the second inning […]

The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays each have MLB stadium deals expiring in three and five years, respectively, meaning a decision must be made soon about each club’s future destination. Many have longed to see the Rays move on from Tropicana Field, a dark and gloomy domed stadium that has posted some of the […]

The Cleveland Guardians host the Oakland Athletics for the first of a four-game series! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Guardians prediction and pick.   The Oakland Athletics own the second-worst record in baseball at (20-38) and have played six more games than the Cleveland Guardians have. Cleveland is (26-26) on […]

Be prepared to get spoiled today baseball fans! Another inter-league showdown is scheduled to take place on Tuesday as the Oakland Athletics will battle it out with the Atlanta Braves this evening. Let’s take a look at our MLB odds series, where our Athletics-Braves prediction and pick will go down.   One of the more […]

The Boston Red Sox will take on the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Athletics prediction and pick. This is a matchup between two of the most disappointing teams in the MLB. The expectations surrounding the Red Sox were sky-high coming into the season, […]

The Houston Astros will take on the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Astros-Athletics prediction and pick.   These teams have pretty much had opposite seasons. The Astros, to no one’s surprise, have been one of the best teams in the MLB this season. They […]

In a west coast showdown, the Texas Rangers travel to Oaktown to take on The Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum. It is about that time to take look at our MLB odds series, where our Rangers-Athletics prediction and pick will be revealed.   The Rangers enter play coming off a relieving 7-2 win against the […]

“Moneyball” has become a fan-favorite in the MLB community. The Brad Pitt-led movie digs deep into analytics, statistics, and baseball philosophies that the common fan has never given much previous thought too. It provides viewers with the opportunity to see how front offices handle trades, cut players, etc. And the fact that it is based […]

The Oakland Athletics will take on the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Angels prediction and pick.   Unfortunately, Oakland’s season has gone just about how everyone expected. They have the second-lowest payroll in the MLB, and it’s showing in their performance. The Athletics […]

The action-packed scheduled slate of Monday evening baseball continues as the Minnesota Twins will meet up with the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum. It is time to take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Twins-Athletics prediction and pick will be revealed. The first-place Minnesota Twins enter play on Monday after […]

The Los Angeles Angels will take on the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Angels-Athletics prediction and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager […]

The Oakland Athletics will try to bounce back as they face the Minnesota Twins in the second of a three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Twins prediction and pick.   The Twins edged out the Athletics 2-1 on Friday. Minnesota started things early when Jose Miranda blasted a shot into deep-left for a solo home […]

The Rays will begin a 10-game road trip as they travel 2,894 miles to Oakland to take on the Athletics. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Rays-Athletics prediction and pick will be made. Tampa Bay enters play slightly stumbling of late, with three runs or fewer in six of the past nine […]

The Baltimore Orioles look to even the four-game series as they face the Oakland Athletics in the finale at the Coliseum. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Orioles-Athletics prediction and pick.   The Orioles shut out the Athletics 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. Oakland attempted to strike first, […]

The Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at the Rogers Centre. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Blue Jays prediction and pick.   The Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 4-1 on Friday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the scoring by sailing a 2-2 […]

The Oakland Athletics will begin a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Blue Jays prediction and pick.   The Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Thursday afternoon in Central Florida. Christian Pache started things off in the […]

The Chicago White Sox were handed a couple of unfortunate blows at the beginning of the season, with Lance Lynn being ruled out until June and Lucas Giolito heading to the 10-day IL. With their rotation looking depleted at the moment, they were interested in trading for Oakland Athletics ace Frankie Montas, who is essentially […]

The Chicago White Sox starting rotation, set to be one of the best in the American League, has been bit by the injury bug in the early parts of the season, as front-line starters Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn have each been sidelined by injuries. While Giolito is only expected to miss his next two […]

The Oakland A’s and Philadelphia Phillies are set to get their 2022 MLB seasons underway on Friday. With the new season finally here, even after time at which it looked like it would never arrive, fans are eager to catch the action in one of the first inter-league series’ of the year. The Phillies will […]

Rickey Henderson is a retired baseball player who suited up for several teams during a lengthy MLB career. Considered by many as the greatest lead-off hitter in MLB history, the Hall of Famer is currently the MLB record holder for most career stolen bases and career runs. For this piece, let’s take a look at […]

We’re now officially less than a week away from Opening Day, but that didn’t stop the Oakland Athletics from letting go of another key player, trading Sean Manaea to the San Diego Padres. In addition to the fan-favorite, Oakland also sent away pitching prospect Aaron Holiday, in exchange for infielder Euribiel Angeles and pitcher Adrian […]

The Oakland Athletics have undergone a major overhaul of the roster this offseason, offloading multiple key pieces in order to rebuild for the future. Effectively, the last man standing in Oakland is starting pitcher Frankie Montas, who has been linked with trades to various teams, including the Yankees. Well, despite the trade speculation circling Montas, […]

The rebuilding phase for the Oakland Athletics took another step on Sunday, as they elected to trade Sean Manaea and Aaron Holiday to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Euribiel Angeles and Adrian Martinez. Manaea was linked to multiple teams over the past month for a trade. Among them, the Chicago White Sox showed […]

The San Diego Padres have been busy talking trade leading up to Opening Day. The Padres nearly worked out a trade with the New York Mets involving Eric Hosmer, Chris Paddack and Dominic Smith, but talks stalled. However, San Diego just completed a trade with the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Sean Manaea, according to Mark […]

The Oakland Athletics have made their stance for the 2022 season very clear with their actions during the offseason. By trading star first baseman Matt Olson and third baseman Matt Chapman, the Athletics signaled a desire to retool and get younger across the roster. After cleaning house, Oakland is still looking to move another name. […]

The New York Yankees aren’t expected to sign any of the remaining top-tier free agents this offseason, but that doesn’t rule out a potential blockbuster trade for the Yankees. After acquiring Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the Twins, the Yankees could look to upgrade the starting rotation in a deal with the A’s. Oakland […]

The Toronto Blue Jays made a serious splash on Wednesday, trading for Oakland Athletics third basemen Matt Chapman. With an already exciting core of Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, George Springer, and others, the Jays just got even better on both sides of the ball. In the process, however, they did give up three top-30 […]

The Oakland A’s full-on rebuild is set to continue as they are in talks with the Chicago White Sox about a trade involving two key starting pitchers. The Athletics have already dealt away all-stars Chris Bassitt and Matt Olson, but it appears that those moves were only the beginning of the madness. MLB Trade Rumors […]

After months of being locked out, MLB is back. And baseball is coming back with quite the bang, kicking off free agency with some big-money deals and even bigger trades. Once the lockout was lifted over the weekend, the flood gates opened, and news of transactions began pouring in. The rumors fans had been speculating […]

The Atlanta Braves made a blockbuster MLB trade on Monday to bring first baseman Matt Olson to the organization, offloading a haul of top prospects to the Oakland Athletics. After the news of the trade broke, Olson spoke to reporters and broke down his emotions about leaving Oakland and joining a World Series contender. Instant […]

Months after the New York Mets hauled in three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on a blockbuster multiyear deal, the front office has now once again bolstered the starting rotation with a key move. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Mets have traded for Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt. The New York Mets […]

The San Diego Padres made some big moves last offseason and were aiming to make a huge splash during the regular season. Things didn’t go to plan, unfortunately, and the Padres failed to even reach the playoffs, finishing third in their own division at 79-83. In order to compete with the Giants and the Dodgers, […]

It was revealed on Wednesday that former Oakland Athletics outfielder Jeremy Giambi, the brother of Jason Giambi, was found dead in his parents’ California home. On Friday, the cause of death was sadly determined by Los Angeles Coroners. Giambi shot himself. He was just 47-years-old. Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi died by suicide, the coroner […]