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Blockbuster: Sonny Gray Shipped to Yankees in Four-Player Deal

Jul 31, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Transactions

Sonny Gray is heading east, as the Oakland Athletics announced earlier this afternoon that their staff ace has been dealt to the New York Yankees. RHP Sonny Gray traded to NYY with $1.5M in int'l bonus slot ...

A’s Sign Rajai Davis to One-Year Deal

Ryan Chichester

Jan 5, 2017

Oakland Athletics, Transactions

Looking to help their depleted outfield, the Oakland A's have signed free-agent outfielder Rajai Davis to a one-year, $6 million deal. It has been reported that the 36-year-old Davis has already passed his phys...

Josh Reddick, Rich Hill Traded to Dodgers

Ryan Waterman

Aug 1, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Transactions

Boy, one trade goes down, and the floodgates suddenly break open. Minutes after the Jay Bruce to New York deal was reported, another big deal was reached. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports was the first to report t...

Rich Hill Likely To Miss Next Start With Blister Issue

Tyler Milliken

Jul 22, 2016

Headlines, Injuries, Oakland Athletics, Rumors

According to Jane Lee of MLB.com, Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Hill is "doubtful" to make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hill has continued to be bothered by a blister on...

If the Red Sox Traded for Sonny Gray, it Would be a Swap of Strugglers

Evan Marinofsky

Jun 29, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

Since the start of this year, the Boston Red Sox have been one of the major trade candidates for the Oakland Athletics' phenom, Sonny Gray. If the Red Sox had made a deal at the beginning of this year for Gray,...

Tim Lincecum Returns, Looks Solid Against Athletics

Matt Wojciak

Jun 18, 2016

American League, American League West, Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants

After a solid rookie season in 2007 in which he made 24 starts and posted a 4.00 ERA, the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum was one of the National League's best pitchers from 2008 to 2011, making the All-Star...

Interview with Athletics’ J.P. Sportman

Robert Murray

Jun 12, 2016

Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

Growing up as a kid, J.P. Sportman was always around baseball. Having a father who played baseball at Florida Southern resulted in Sportman being around the game a lot as a kid. "He stuck a bat and a ball...

Oakland Athletics Turn Strange Double Play against Detroit Tigers

Stevie Larson

May 28, 2016

Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics

Friday night's Oakland Athletics-Detroit Tigers game featured what has to be one of the strangest plays to ever occur during a baseball game, and surely made the official scorer rethink his career path. It s...

Fixing Liam Hendriks

Paul Mammino

May 5, 2016

American League, American League West, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

To very little fanfare this offseason, the Oakland Athletics acquired Liam Hendriks from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jesse Chavez. Hendriks was once a below-average starter for the Minnesota Twins and...

Oakland’s Sogard Out at Least Six Weeks

Josey Curtis

Apr 21, 2016

Features, Injuries, Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics infielder Eric Sogard underwent a patella tendon debridement procedure on his left knee on Wednesday. While an official timetable has not been established, it’s expected that Sogard will be si...