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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 […]

The Oakland Athletics have acquired left-handed relief pitcher Jake Diekman in a trade with the Kansas City Royals, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Royals will receive pitching prospect Ismael Aquino and outfield prospect Dairon Blanco in return, per Ty Bradley of MLB Trade Rumors. Diekman has appeared in 48 games out of the […]

In a top-heavy division, the Houston Astros have been the dominating team in a five-team race that has left the likes of the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners in the dust, needing a big rebuild to climb back into contention. After pushing the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series, the Astros eventually fell […]

University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is likely to be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft this spring, but he was already a first-round pick in a different sport: baseball. The Oakland Athletics took Murray with the ninth overall pick of the MLB Draft over the summer, forcing Murray to make a decision. The […]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig entered tonight’s game against the Oakland Athletics still without a home run this season. Puig’s former teammate and current Oakland A’s center fielder Trayce Thompson made sure – at least until the sixth inning of the game – that the Cuban will remain dinger-less when he robbed Puig a […]

The New York Yankees addressed their need at third base with the acquisition of Todd Frazier, but general manager Brian Cashman is still making a flurry of calls as the trade deadline nears. The 27-time World Series champions don’t have a true ace on the roster, and with CC Sabathia, Michael Pineda, and even Masahiro […]

Unlike most people who attend Major League Baseball venues in suites, Draymond Green did not enjoy himself at the Oakland Athletics-Texas Rangers game on Monday night. Of course, it had nothing to do with the play on the field itself, but rather what was going down on the court at Oracle Arena across the parking lot. Green’s suspension held […]

Steph Curry has garnered a lot of attention over the passed to seasons after finishing with back-to-back MVP awards and an NBA championship with potentially another on the way. All this while leading his team to a record 73 wins in the 2015-16 regular season. The piling list of achievements has other general managers taking […]