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Happy Friday everybody, Today is Juneteenth, an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. This holiday was not recognized until 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The A’s are celebrating by making tonight’s first of four home games against the Los Angeles Angels […]
The A’s took the first game of their four-game series against the Angels on Thursday night, beating the Halos 5-0 on a warm evening in West Sacramento at Sutter Health Park. The win moves the A’s back to just one game under .500 and the team remains a game and a half back of the […]
New series set to start! The Athletics’ super long homestand finally enters its final series as the A’s play host to the Los Angeles Angels for the first time this season. The Taking the mound for the home team will be rookie Gage Jump. The left-hander has looked as good as advertised since joining the […]
Every off-season the rotation looks crowded whether it appears to be excellent, terrible, or somewhere in between. Then the A’s go out and add a SP or two even though it’s unclear where everyone will fit. Coming up from behind are exciting arms but you wonder where they will fit if they keep rising. Then […]
Athletics infielder Zack Gelof pushed his hitting streak to 21 games with a solo homer on Wednesday against the Pirates. Injuries and poor performance have limited his time in the majors recently, but Gelof is back to being a fixture in the A’s lineup. 1. Bradish punches out a dozen Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish was […]
The Athletics dropped their final game of their mid-week series against the Pirates on Wednesday evening, falling to Pittsburgh 12-4. Nothing went right tonight as the A’s were losing big from the get-go, and never really mounted any sort of comeback attempt. The loss drops them to 36-38 but on the bright side the division-leading […]
The A’s have split the first two games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. That’s set up tonight’s rubber match, with one team getting a series win in Sacramento. The Athletics dropped back below .500 with last night’s loss so a win this evening would get them back to even, and depending on how Seattle does tonight […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics, June 17, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing in the series finale against the Athletics in the capital of California. The Pirates are handing the ball to Braxton Ashcraft, who is looking for his first win in June. Ashcraft has made two starts so far this month, but […]
The Rockies' explosive series in Vegas with the host Athletics certainly raised eyebrows around MLB. The post Strike 2: What will future big-league baseball in Las Vegas look like? appeared first on Mile High Sports .
The Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates squared off once again in the second game of this three-game interleague series. The A’s jumped out to an early lead, only to blow multiple scoring opportunities in the later innings as the Pirates used the long ball to rally for a come-from-behind road victory. A’s Strike Right Away In […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics, June 16, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are back in action tonight against the A’s for the second of a three-game set. The A’s are giving Jackson Perkins the start tonight. It’s only his third start of the season after appearing as a relief pitcher for the first two […]
Last night, the Athletics returned to Sutter Health Park with a bang, bashing three home runs in an 11-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz hit two more long balls as he continued his torrid month at the plate. Meanwhile, J.T. Ginn delivered a dominant outing on the mound. If the […]
The Athletics spent over five decades in Oakland, but due to the actions of owner John Fischer, the team will be playing in Sacramento for a few years before they officially make the move to Vegas in 2028. That led to immense uproar in Oakland, and while there’s nothing they can do to change things […] The post Athletics Owner John Fischer Addresses Plans for Young Core Ahead of Move to Vegas appeared first on HEAVY .
Spending the podcast talking about things that are hard to talk about, like exactly how good Jacob Misiorowski is right now. The post Five & Dive Episode 554: Miz/Max appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Happy Tuesday everyone. The A’s have had multiple guys on the roster playing at or near All-Star worthy levels. Every team in baseball is given on All-Star every year, but this season the A’s should have multiple position players at the Midsummer Classic, and possibly a pitcher. Getting three to the All-Star Game would be […]
The Athletics like what they have seen from 2025 second-rounder Devin Taylor, both in the batter's box and in the outfield. The post Athletics’ Devin Taylor Emerges As All-Around Talent appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Tonight showed what the Athletics are capable of when their pitching does its job. The team got the start it needed from J.T. Ginn, who has become its most consistent starter. The A’s offense, led by Kurtz’s three-hit, two-home-run All-Star-caliber performance, provided Ginn plenty of run support in this 11-2 series-opening victory over the Pittsburgh […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athletics, June 15, 2026, 9:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are heading out west for a road trip and making what could be their final stop ever in Sacramento, California to take on the Athletics. Based on the newest iteration of the MLB schedule, teams will only face opponents in the other […]
After going 4-2 during their six-game stay in Las Vegas, the Athletics returned to West Sacramento last night. The team’s pitching staff was likely happy to put Southern Nevada in the rearview mirror following yesterday’s 23-9 loss to the Colorado Rockies. In the opening and closing games of the homestand at Las Vegas Ballpark, A’s […]
Welcome to Monday A’s fans! The Athletics’ Las Vegas series has officially wrapped up. The team went 4-2 in six games over the past week, taking two of three against both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies. The A’s let that first game against Milwaukee slip through their fingers in that 15-14 loss so […]
Under the clear desert sky and scorching sun of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Colorado Rockies offense put on a fireworks show to close out a three-game series against the Athletics and avoid a sweep. The Athletics were hosting six games at Las Vegas Ballpark—home of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators—to give fans a preview for […]
The Athletics and Colorado Rockies met in the series finale of their three-game interleague series on a scorching afternoon in Las Vegas. The Rockies avoided the sweep, defeating the A’s 23-9 in an absurd game that served as a fitting cap to the A’s eventful week in their future home. Rockies Capitalize off A’s Mistake […]
Rockies 23, Athletics 9 Graphics via FanGraphs. Putting it all together: Kyle Karros, +0.28 WPA Pitching at elevation is hard: Jeffrey Springs, -0.62 WPA Comment of the Game Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
This afternoon, the Athletics seek to wrap up their week in Las Vegas by completing a sweep of the Colorado Rockies. The past two nights, the A’s emerged victorious in back-and-forth contests, overcoming blown leads to retake the advantage and fend off the Rockies over the final few innings. A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs, who was […]
After two night games where the ball flew far in the Nevada heat, the Colorado Rockies and the Athletics will play their third and final game of the series in the afternoon under the searing desert sun. Temperatures are expected to be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit at first pitch at Las Vegas Ballpark roughly 20 […]