'Locked-in' Toro vital as A's seek to improve approach
KANSAS CITY -- The recipe for scoring runs has been pretty simple for the A’s this season. There are only two ingredients: Abraham Toro and hitting homers. Home runs are the most important part of that equation when it comes to putting runs on the board in a hurry, but
'The tools are there': No. 10 prospect Bolte impressing A's
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'Excited' Spence strong in spot start for ailing staff
KANSAS CITY -- Mitch Spence has been asked to do almost everything out of the bullpen in his first season with Oakland. He’s had 10-pitch innings and 72-pitch relief outings, and on Friday, he made his first Major League start. And like he’s done so many times this season, Spence
A's 'back to the drawing board' after sweep vs. Astros
HOUSTON -- An eerie feeling came across A’s manager Mark Kotsay earlier this week when he checked the American League West standings and saw the Astros slumping in fourth place at 10 games under .500. “It’s kind of scary, right?” Kotsay said ahead of Monday’s series opener at Minute Maid
Mock draft: Big college bats stir things up at the top
With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
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A's acquire right-hander Bielak in trade with Astros
The A's acquired right-handed pitcher Brandon Bielak from the Astros in exchange for cash considerations on Friday. To make room on Oakland's 40-man roster, left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas has been designated for assignment. Bielak was drafted by Houston in the 11th round in 2017 and has spent his entire career
Waldichuk undergoes Tommy John surgery, to miss rest of '24
HOUSTON – The A’s were hopeful that Ken Waldichuk would be able to boost their starting rotation at some point in 2024. Now, they’ll have to plan for the rest of the season without the left-hander. Waldichuk underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles with Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Brooks makes most of opportunity in longest outing since 2015
HOUSTON – Facing the likes of stars such as Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez is something Aaron Brooks was unsure he would ever do again. Becoming a 33-year-old free agent after spending all of 2023 in the Padres organization at Triple-A El Paso, Brooks went through most of
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
Miller electric in 2-inning performance
HOUSTON -- Mason Miller was itching to get into a game again. Entering Tuesday, the flamethrowing rookie closer had pitched just once for the A’s in their past 11 games, going on nearly a week since his most recent appearance on May 8 against the Rangers. Given the freshness of
Stripling's homecoming provides much-needed comfort
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'I’m for sure a better hitter': Rooker building on strong May start
HOUSTON -- A strong first week of May earned Brent Rooker American League Player of the Week honors. At this rate, it might be time to make him the early favorite for Player of the Month. Rooker’s red-hot stretch continued in the A’s 9-2 series-opening loss to the Astros on
Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
Cavnar, Morales make history calling A's-Astros
HOUSTON -- Given that Julia Morales has spent the better part of the past decade-plus in front of the camera as the Astros’ in-game reporter, the assumption is that at this point, there’s not much that could rattle her while she works. But on Monday, Morales’ nerves were jangling just
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Harris comes back to PNW for first big league road series
SEATTLE -- Brett Harris feels right at home in the Pacific Northwest. Soon after high school, Harris entrenched himself with the state of Washington, where he continues to reside for part of the offseason when he’s not back in his hometown of Chicago. Following two years at the University of
'She's the best': Mom a key figure in story of A's phenom Mason Miller
Kirstin Miller remembers the exact moment her son, Mason Miller, first became intrigued by baseball. The year was 2003. It was a beautiful spring day in Pittsburgh, Pa., the time of year when Kirstin most relished the opportunity to take Mason and his younger brother, Zach, on walks at a
Slugger Khris Davis, a onetime MLB HR champ, calls it a career
Khris Davis, who spent nine seasons in the Majors with the Brewers, A’s and Rangers, has retired from baseball, he told MLB.com's Martín Gallegos. Davis, now 36 and pursuing a career as an auto mechanic, had not appeared in a Major League game since Oct. 3, 2021. Davis was a
Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
Estes delivers first Major League win; A's bounce back to beat Mariners
SEATTLE -- Joey Estes had a certain intense look about him as he asked home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz for a new ball after watching Cal Raleigh circle the bases on a home run to begin the bottom of the second inning. Since his first call to the Majors last
A's top prospect is on the fast track to MLB
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