MESA, Ariz. – It might be the first time Leo De Vries slugged a home run rocking the kelly green and gold, but it certainly won't be the last. These are just Cactus League games after all, and De Vries throttled not one but two homers in an 11-7 win

LAS VEGAS -- Like several Athletics players on the trip for this weekend’s two-game exhibition series against the Angels, Gage Jump is expected to be a key figure on the team that opens up its new ballpark in construction down the road on the Las Vegas Strip for a 2028

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Before the top prospects in the Athletics' organization head out from Spring Training in Arizona to begin the regular season at their respective levels, they’ll participate in Spring Breakout, a series of exhibition games featuring the top prospects in each Major League club’s farm system. Here is everything to know

It’s rare that a young player who projects as a potential superstar becomes available to acquire, but that’s exactly what happened when the Athletics landed one of baseball’s elite prospects in Leo De Vries as part of the haul from the Padres at the 2025 Trade Deadline in exchange for

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- During his daily pregame chat with media on Monday morning, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay paused mid-session when he spotted Leo De Vries as he was walking out to the field at Hohokam Stadium to warm up and yelled out to the 19-year-old shortstop in Spanish. “Leo! Listo

MESA, Ariz. -- First came Gage Jump’s moxie, then came his premium stuff. After impressing Athletics manager Mark Kotsay with his ability to limit the damage in a bases-loaded jam during his Cactus League debut last Monday against the Giants, Jump -- MLB Pipeline’s No. 57 overall prospect -- looked

MESA, Ariz. – Athletics manager Mark Kotsay is generally careful not to overly praise or hyperbolize young prospects in Spring Training, especially ones who are still developing and have yet to reach the big leagues. Asked about Henry Bolte before Sunday’s 12-4 win over the Reds at Hohokam Stadium, however,

MESA, Ariz. -- Over the first week of Spring Training games, Leo De Vries managed to fly somewhat under the radar, at least as much as a player universally regarded as one of the best prospects in baseball can. That’s about to change.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Friday’s Cactus League matchup against the Royals carried a bit more weight than the average Spring Training game for the Athletics. Making the road trip to Surprise Stadium was Jamie Arnold, the A’s top pitching prospect and MLB’s No. 41 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline, who was

MESA, Ariz. -- As soon as Nick Kurtz stepped onto the practice field with the Athletics last year for his first big league Spring Training, he was so advanced as a hitter that the sense around camp was that it would not be long until he debuted in the Majors.

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MESA, Ariz. -- The buzz surrounding Gage Jump is palpable. Upon taking the mound on the second day of Athletics Spring Training for his first bullpen of camp, the energy on the backfields of Hohokam Stadium was different. Suddenly, all eyes were locked in on Jump. Among the spectators: A’s

The Athletics have announced 31 non-roster invitees to Spring Training for the 2026 season. The list includes 18 players that were in the A’s organization at the end of the 2025 campaign and 13 free agents that signed minor league deals following the season. Heading the group of non-roster invitees

The Athletics believe their farm system is the strongest it has been in decades, and that certainly showed through in their representation on Friday when MLB Pipeline released its Top 100 Prospects list. Three A’s prospects rank among the Top 100. Teenage phenom shortstop Leo De Vries headlines the group

The A’s acquired one of the most hyped international prospects this century when they landed Leo De Vries (MLB’s No. 3 prospect) last July as part of the Mason Miller Trade Deadline blockbuster. Now they’re adding another highly touted shortstop from the Dominican Republic to their ranks in Johenssy Colome,

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For the Athletics, the 2025 season was highlighted by the rise of a talented young core, led by American League Rookie of the Year Award winner Nick Kurtz and runner-up Jacob Wilson. In 2026, a similar wave might be coming on the pitching side.

Eight years ago, A's two-way prospect Shotaro Morii was just a 10-year-old student with a dream of playing baseball. That year, he arrived to Japan's MLB Cup, a tournament featuring over 1,700 fourth- and fifth-grade ballplayers, where he and his team eventually won it all.

The Athletics protected a trio of prospects from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft by selecting the contracts of outfielder Junior Perez and right-handers Braden Nett and Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (A's No. 29 prospect) on Tuesday. All three were added to the A's 40-man roster, which is now completely full at