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The MLB Home Run Derby got off to a thrilling start. Trey Mancini of the Baltimore Orioles and Matt Olson of the Oakland Athletics were the first two batters to face off, and Mancini edged out Olson by one home run. What a first-round matchup. Trey Mancini beats Matt Olson, 24-23, with Olson's final swing […]

The Houston Astros will host the Oakland Athletics for the series finale on Thursday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Athletics-Astros prediction and pick. Houston will look to complete the sweep as they’ve defeated the Athletics in two tight games to open the series. The Astros defeated the A’s […]

New York Yankees starting right fielder Aaron Judge quickly became a sensation in the Bronx, but the former phenom might very well become trade bait before too long as the American League East ballclub continues to struggle. With the Yankees emerging from the holiday weekend with two losses to the cross-town rival New York Mets […]

The Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics will wrap up their three-game series on the Fourth of July. Both squads have already provided plenty of fireworks throughout the first two games of the series, and the finale will surely feature more. The teams have split the first two matchups, both of them being hotly […]

The Oakland Athletics will host the Boston Red Sox for a three-game series at the RingCentral Coliseum set to begin on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Athletics prediction and pick. Boston has been playing great baseball lately and now holds a 3.5 game lead over the […]

In today’s only inter-conference matchup, the Oakland Athletics will finish up their series against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants will be looking to complete a sweep against their local opponent while the Athletics will hope to stay within striking distance of the AL West lead. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and […]

The San Francisco Giants will host the Oakland Athletics in a three-game series set to begin on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Athletics-Giants prediction and pick. San Francisco will be going for their fourth-straight victory and ninth in their last 10 games. The Giants just continue to […]

The New York Yankees will host the Oakland Athletics for the first of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Athletics-Yankees prediction and pick. Oakland has won six straight games and is currently leading the AL West with a 43-27 record. New York has been […]

The Oakland Athletics will head to The Mile High City to take on the Colorado Rockies in the first game of their three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Athletics-Rockies prediction and pick. The Athletics have had a solid start to the season. They are 33-25 for the year […]

Major League Baseball hot stove season is quickly approaching and plenty of teams should be active at the trade deadline. The rumors have started, and this one will make Oakland Athletics fans happy as a huge name has been thrown around in a potential deal. According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the A’s are […]

The Oakland A’s officially look like they could be on the move in the near future. According to John Canzano of the Oregonian, the Athletics will be visiting Las Vegas this week and, Portland next month. The latter is a thrill for Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, who played minor league baseball before eventually pursuing […]

The Oakland Athletics are in a tough position as they look to get a deal done to stay in Oakland. According to the MLB, they have been working for about 4 years trying to get stadium plans approved. According to ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan, the organization has asked for the proposed project to be […]

The Oakland Athletics came out and announced their threat to leave the city if they aren’t given a new stadium when their lease runs out in 2024. Now, Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis criticized the city and said it’s “expected”, according to Vincent Bonsignore of Vegas Nation. .@Raiders owner Mark Davis on @Athletics looking […]

The Oakland Athletics are ready to look at the possibility of relocation, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This threat is being made in order to put pressure on local government officials to move forward with a new stadium project in Oakland that has failed to get off the ground in recent years. The Athletics have played […]

Thursday was just another day for Oakland Athletics star first baseman Matt Olson. Until it wasn’t. Athletics manager Bob Melvin scratched Olson from the team’s lineup ahead of a showdown with the Tampa Bay Rays after fouling a ball off his face in batting practice. He will undergo further testing, per Matt Kawahara of the San […]

The Detroit Tigers head to California to take on the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Tigers-Athletics prediction and pick. Detroit is coming off of a massive sweep against the Houston Astros and will look to take care of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will continue their road trip to open the season as they head out to the Bay to take on the Oakland Athletics. These teams have had polar-opposite starts to the 2021 season. The Dodgers took three out of four games in their opening series against the Colorado Rockies. Oakland was swept […]

The Oakland Athletics have acquired shortstop Elvis Andrus from the Texas Rangers in exchange for slugger Khris Davis, according to the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. In addition to the DH, the Athletics will also send catcher John Heim and right-handed pitcher Dan Acker to Texas, while the Rangers will provide Oakland with $13.5 million to cover […]

Sports movies, when done well, are typically easy to watch over and over again and suitable for the whole family — making them ideal for streaming viewing. It’s why today we’re going to look at the best sports movies on Netflix right now. If you’re sitting around at home this week (as we all are, […]

Josh Reddick of the Astros and Matt Olson of the Athletics were aware that baseball fans have seen tremendous glove work from a pair of elite defensive outfielders in the last two days. Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger made an unbelievable catch to rob San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of a […]

The Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox are battling in a do-or-die Game 3 in the Wild Card Series on Thursday, and A’s outfielder Ramon Laureano provided unique humor value in the third inning. The ESPN telecast had Laureano, Oakland’s center fielder, mic’d up for the start of the third. Before the commentators had a […]

The Chicago White Sox are taking on the Oakland Athletics in a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Wild Card Series on Thursday, and White Sox rookie Luis Robert is trying to power Chicago to the American League Division Series. Robert hit an absolute moonshot off A’s starter Mike Fiers in the second inning. The ball […]

The Chicago White Sox are back in Major League Baseball’s postseason for the first time in 12 years. In the first round of the playoffs, they face the Oakland Athletics in a best-of-three new-fangled Wild Card round as the MLB expanded the playoffs bracket to 16 teams in the abbreviated 2020 season. In Game 1 […]

Major League Baseball will have plenty of punishments to hand out after the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics engaged in a bench-clearing brawl on Sunday. The action started when Astros reliever Humberto Castellanos hit Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano in the back, prompting some words from Laureano. However, it seemed things were subsiding once Laureano reached […]

Oakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson apologized for giving what looked like two Nazi salutes to his players after the A’s beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Thursday. Judge for yourself: https://twitter.com/laaabaseball/status/1291536810233851906 The video soon went viral, forcing Christenson to give some explanation for his actions: “I made a mistake and will not deny it,” […]

The San Diego Padres have acquired second baseman Jurickson Profar in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, according to independent baseball writer Robert Murray. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has more details: The Oakland A's have traded infielder Jurickson Profar to the San Diego Padres for catcher Austin Allen and a player to be named later, sources […]

The Oakland Athletics are considering multiple trades in an effort to slash payroll, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal notes that the A’s are discussing trades for reliever Blake Treinen, Jurickson Profar and Josh Phegley ahead of the Dec. 2 deadline for all players to be tendered contracts: The A’s, facing their usual payroll […]

The Tampa Bay Rays jumped on Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea right from the jump, clubbing four home runs and getting dominant bullpen performances to earn a 5-1 victory in the American League Wild Card Game: Your Rays are heading to the ALDS!#StayHungry pic.twitter.com/qivnWLT3ZL — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 3, 2019 Rays manager […]

The 2019 MLB playoffs officially began last night with a thrilling National League Wild Card showdown between the Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers. Fans are in store for another excellent matchup on Wednesday night, as the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays will do battle in the AL Wild Card game for a chance […]

The Oakland Raiders will be hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 but this isn’t just any ordinary divisional game. This game will be the final time that Oakland will be playing a game in the Coliseum that will have the baseball diamond visible. End of an error: today will be the final time […]

After weeks of speculation, Oakland Athletics fans can officially get excited for the much-anticipated debut of top pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo. Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports that the Athletics will call Luzardo up in advance of Oakland’s series against the Houston Astros: Source: Jesús Luzardo, the A’s No. 1 prospect, is being called up. He’ll […]

The Oakland Athletics do not have the same kind of marketable superstars as some of the other teams in the American League West, but they continue to win all the same. With about a month left in the regular season, the Athletics are in a dogfight in the AL Wild Card race, sitting just a […]

Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea has not made a start in the big leagues in over a year, but he will finally return to action on Sunday when MLB rosters expand, according to William Ladson of MLB.com: LHP Sean Manaea will be taken off the IL and pitch against the Yankees on Sunday. #MLB #Athletics […]

Needing to fill a spot with Khris Davis being away from the team for the birth of his second child, the Oakland Athletics called up their no. 8 overall prospect, infielder Sheldon Neuse, to fill up some offensive firepower. Neuse, who was acquired in 2017 from the Washington Nationals, has been tearing the cover off […]

Due to their immense success in recent years, the Golden State Warriors have been the bane of many basketball fans for the past few seasons. As the feted Hamptons Five unit attempted to three-peat last season, the team’s new stadium – the Chase Center – was announced to open the following season. Though the shiny […]

The Oakland Athletics acquired right-handed starting pitcher Tanner Roark in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds ahead of Wednesday’s MLB trade deadline, and apparently, Roark was getting some fast food when he learned about the deal: Tanner Roark learned of his trade in an @arbys parking lot. He wanted a beef and cheddar (and curly […]

The Oakland Athletics have agreed to acquire right-handed starting pitcher Tanner Roark in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal is pending a medical review. The move comes one day after the Reds strangely swung a deal for Cleveland Indians righty Trevor Bauer. Through 21 starts this […]

The Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics have both expressed interest in trading for Cincinnati Reds right-handed starting pitcher Tanner Roark, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The New York Yankees have also kicked the tires on Roark. Through 20 starts this season, Roark has gone 6-6 with a 3.95 ERA while allowing 113 hits […]

The Oakland Athletics have officially begun the “buying” process prior to the July 31 trade deadline, acquiring Kansas City Royals reliever Jake Diekman on Friday. According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, the A’s are now looking to make upgrades to the starting rotation: Diekman won’t join the A’s until Tuesday, but the Oakland […]