The tour stop career for outfielder Casper Wells continues. The Oakland A’s announced today that they traded Wells to the Chicago White Sox for cash. The A’s acquired Wells for cash from the Toronto Blue Jays. Yesterday he was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Yoenis Cespedes after a stint on the 15-day [...]
Yoenis Cespedes returned to the A’s lineup in a huge way Sunday afternoon, smashing a game tying home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings against the Baltimore Orioles. Eric Sogard scored the winning run in the tenth inning on a throwing error to third base on a Coco Crisp bunt as the more »
When the Los Angeles Angels come to town Monday night to begin a three-game set with the A’s, it will be Dan Straily toeing the rubber for the A’s instead of Brett Anderson to get things going. The decision to skip a start for Anderson is due to a sprained ankle he suffered two starts ago against the Tampa Bay more »
After beginning the season 9-2, the Oakland A’s have now lost 10 of their last 14 games, eight of their past nine and four in a row. They still hold a winning record at 13-12, but are now facing the reality of being a .500 team for the first time since the opening series against the Seattle Mariners. No matter more »
The Oakland A’s finished the 1973 season with a 94-68 record and won their division by six games over the Kansas City Royals. Looking to defend their 1972 World Series Championship and become back-to-back winners, the A’s advanced to the World Series by defeating the Baltimore Orioles three games to two in the American League Championship series. The A’s played more »
Tommy Milone did his part in reversing a trend of bad starting pitching recently by Oakland, tossing 6.2 innings and allowed only one unearned running against the Baltimore Orioles Friday evening to lower his ERA to 3.38 for the season. He struck out five Orioles and walked only one while scattering six hits before surrendering the game to his bullpen. more »
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the club’s 1973 World Series title — the second of three consecutive World Championships — Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 vs. Baltimore. The two-day celebration will feature appearances by players from the 1973 team, including ’73 World Series Most Valuable Player and Hall of Famer Reggie more »
One Oakland A’s fan’s “I’m very disappointed!” in the bottom of the fifth inning spoke for many at Oakland’s tough game on Thursday night as they lost to the Baltimore Orioles at o.Co Coliseum 10-2. Baltimore’s messy second inning gave Oakland an early lead thanks to a double from Josh Donaldson that scored what would end up being the only more »
Following another promising start wasted by a disastrous finish by Brett Anderson, you have to start to wonder what has happened to the A’s young lefty ace? Anderson was masterful through the first three innings Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox, allowing only one hit (a double to Dustin Pedroia) and one walk. He struck out four Red Sox more »
On April 5, Dan Straily donned an Oakland A’s uniform for the first time in 2013 and toed the rubber at Minute Maid Park against the Houston Astros. It was his first start of the infant season, a season in which Straily would look to build upon his promising rookie campaign of the previous year and become a stalwart in more »
