BALTIMORE -- So far this season, no team has been more reliant on the home run than the A’s. More than half -- 53.2 percent -- of the A’s runs have come via the long ball, by far the most in baseball. But the offense, as a whole, has been

Mason Miller, pitching in one of the most tense roles in baseball, feels free -- and the radar gun is showing it. The A's sophomore right-hander, moved to the bullpen in an effort to preserve his health, is suddenly the most electric closer in baseball, blowing MLB's best hitters away

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NEW YORK -- Embarking on his first full season as a big leaguer, Zack Gelof established a goal of playing at least 150 games to prove his durability. His chances of reaching that target took a hit on Thursday. After getting scratched from the A’s starting lineup on Wednesday, Gelof

NEW YORK -- When deciding who would round out their rotation as their fifth starter, the A’s opted for the high upside of Joe Boyle, even as his bouts with command persisted toward the end of Spring Training. Five starts into the season, Boyle has at times flashed the dazzling

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

NEW YORK -- Success in baseball requires some form of luck, and the numbers will show that Lawrence Butler has been one of the game’s unluckiest hitters so far in 2024. On the surface, Butler’s .190/.301/.333 slash line through 23 games might give the impression that the 23-year-old A’s outfielder

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

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NEW YORK -- Since arriving to the big leagues last July, Zack Gelof's sensational start as a rookie entrenched him atop the A’s lineup. So when he dropped to the six-hole in Sunday's loss to the Guardians, manager Mark Kotsay discussed the move with him beforehand. “We both agreed it’d

CLEVELAND -- Before the A’s kicked off a three-city, 10-game road trip on Friday, manager Mark Kotsay referred to this weekend’s series against the Guardians as an opportunity to reassess where his club stands. A few weeks back, the A’s began the season by dropping three of four at home

CLEVELAND -- When Max Schuemann elevated a first-pitch cutter from Logan Allen in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-3 A’s loss to the Guardians at Progressive Field, his fan club consisting of about 15 friends and family members sitting just beyond the visiting dugout couldn’t bear to watch. The night

One of the most beloved members of the Minor League Baseball community -- a very good boy -- called it a career on Friday night. Finn, bat dog of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, officially retired from his bat retrieving and fan engagement duties and was given a fitting farewell

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CLEVELAND -- Going on nearly two weeks without facing Major League pitching, it didn’t take long for Brent Rooker to re-acclimate himself. Reinstated from the 10-day injured list prior to the A's 10-2 loss on Friday to the Guardians at Progressive Field, Rooker did not miss a beat in his

OAKLAND -- Paul Blackburn had a date with destiny. No pitcher in the Modern Era has begun a season with four consecutive scoreless starts. Entering Wednesday, the runs allowed column on Blackburn’s 2024 stat line remained spotless through his first three outings. Blackburn came up short in his pursuit of

OAKLAND -- About halfway toward first base, after elevating a full-count fastball from right-hander Lance Lynn on Tuesday night, Kyle McCann looked up at the right-field Coliseum scoreboard and began doing math in his head. Based on the exit velocity reading of 106.3 mph, McCann knew he struck it well

We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening

It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the

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OAKLAND -- Esteury Ruiz was essentially on standby for most of Monday. He arrived to the A’s clubhouse earlier in the afternoon and partook in pregame workouts while the club mulled over whether to place J.D. Davis on the injured list. About 20 minutes before first pitch, Davis landed on

OAKLAND -- Chris Caray stood inside the NBC Sports California broadcast booth delivering the introduction for Monday night’s game between the A’s and Cardinals. The voice of his father, Chip, who just two doors down was providing pregame commentary for Bally Sports Midwest, echoed through the booth. A new milestone

Ken Holtzman, a former pitcher who threw two no-hitters with the Cubs and won three straight World Series championships with the Athletics from 1972-74, died early Monday at the age of 78. Holtzman was battling heart issues and was hospitalized for three weeks before his death, his brother, Bob, told