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Drew Burress' power has been on display since his first swing in the A's system last week, and he kept showing it off Sunday for Single-A Stockton.

It’s a busy time around the Athletics farm with 2026 draftees arriving, none louder than first-round pick (No. 8 overall) Drew Burress, who crushed his first pro homer in his Single-A Stockton debut on Tuesday night. But prime development is still happening elsewhere, namely Double-A Midland, where 2025 first-rounder Jamie

It didn't take long for Drew Burress to take flight. The eighth overall pick in the 2026 Draft homered on the second pitch of his first professional at-bat for Single-A Stockton in a 5-4 loss to San Jose on Tuesday night at Excite Ballpark.

WEST SACRAMENTO – The Athletics shook up their roster a bit ahead of Friday’s 13-1 series-opening loss to the Tigers at Sutter Health Park. Joining the A’s from Triple-A Las Vegas was infielder Jonathan Ornelas, who signed a Minor League deal with the club last week and got off to

The Athletics loved the upside of Breyson Guedez as the 2025 international signing period opened and they backed up that belief by handing him a $1.5 million signing bonus, the third-highest in their class. But there was also a bit of risk associated -- as a teenage standout in his

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PHOENIX -- Drew Burress sat at a locker inside the Athletics’ clubhouse, chatting it up next to infielder Tommy White. Situated at a locker to Burress’ far right was left-hander Gage Jump, while first baseman Nick Kurtz sat at a locker on the opposite side, to his left. All four

PHOENIX -- The night a player hits his first Major League home run is one he will always remember. For Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, his special day will also be somewhat of a painful memory.

PHOENIX -- The start of a six-game road trip on Monday for the Athletics doubled as a big signing day for several of the club’s 2026 Draft picks. Headlining the wave of signings were the A’s first- and second-round selections from this year’s MLB Draft. Eighth overall pick, Georgia Tech

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Seeking a spark as they returned from the All-Star break amid a dreadful nine-game losing streak, the Athletics made a flurry of roster moves on their first day back.

CHICAGO – After seeing the Major League arrival of several top prospects on the position-player side in recent years, it was evident that the Athletics are developing a similar emergence on the pitching side. That was evident in how Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft played out for them

Take one look at the Athletics playing a game on a given night and it’ll be easy to see what the impact of drafting well can be for a team. The majority of the A’s starting lineup these days is comprised of players who were drafted by the club. That

WEST SACRAMENTO – While the Athletics prepared for their series finale against the Dodgers on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park, they did so with heavy hearts after learning of a scary incident involving Minor League outfielder Ryan Lasko. While playing center field for Double-A Midland on Tuesday night in

WEST SACRAMENTO – What seemed like good fortune for the Athletics when they left Spring Training in Arizona free of any major injuries is starting to feel more like an ominous precursor to what they’re now dealing with on the health front. The difficulty of this recent six-game road trip