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It took less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the World Series for the Athletics and Red Sox to connect for the first trade of the offseason. The A’s acquired outfielder Nate Eaton from Boston on Thursday in exchange for Minor League right-hander Jareth Rayo. In addition to the

LAS VEGAS -- The hiring of Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations signals a new chapter for the Athletics. Following his introductory press conference at the A’s Experience Center in Las Vegas last week, Smith sat down with MLB.com to discuss his new role as the youngest head of

There are plenty of great teams to choose from in a historic Athletics franchise that has seen nine World Series titles. Some of the greatest squads, however, came up short of a championship despite dominant regular seasons and star-studded rosters. Here are the top five seasons in A’s history: 1.

LAS VEGAS -- Taylor Smith has been a part of winning at every stop in his baseball journey, from his start as an intern with the Dodgers through more recent stints in higher roles with the Rays and Red Sox. Now taking on his first opportunity to lead a front

The World Series is over but you can still watch live baseball featuring many of baseball's top up-and-coming players. The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season is in full swing, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout November as AFL matchups are once again streaming

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates.

The Athletics have found a new leader to run their front office. The club announced on Monday that Taylor Smith has been hired as president of baseball operations. Formerly a senior vice president/assistant general manager with the Red Sox over the past two seasons, Smith will take charge of the

You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The record books will always say that Grant Richardson recorded the first Division I NCAA Tournament win in Grand Canyon history. But that May 30, 2024 start was also the last one Richardson would make for almost two full years as he needed Tommy John surgery to

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MESA, Ariz. -- Getting traded in the early stages of a career can throw off even the strongest of prospects. Their lives are upended, there's a whole new organization to learn, from players to coaches to front office staff. Athletics righty pitching prospect Kenya Huggins experienced it first-hand when he

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily

The early-August departure of David Forst -- a longtime staple of the Athletics organization who was first hired in 2000 as a scout and held the role of general manager since 2015 -- left the club conducting its first true GM search in nearly three decades. The process has been

The Arizona Fall League presents an opportunity for players who missed significant time due to injury to get more reps. It also provides a chance for teams to look at some of their prospects for six more weeks before deciding whether to add them to their 40-man roster. Organizations have

Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since

76% of buyers call Southern Nevada home, showcasing the locally anchored fanbase taking shape ahead of the Club’s debut

The Minor League playoffs have been completed. There are only a handful of players with prospect eligibility remaining left in the Major League postseason, and there will be fewer with each passing round. Time for us in prospectdom to go into offseason mode? Not so fast, friends. The Arizona Fall

The A’s announced Thursday that they will not retain hitting coach Chris Cron or quality control coach Marcus Jensen on their 2027 staff. Cron joined the Athletics in 2022 as an assistant hitting coach and had served as hitting coach, alongside Mike Aldrete, since the start of 2024. Aldrete will

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Davis Diaz starred at Acalanes High School in California before heading to spend three years at Vanderbilt, moving around the infield throughout his Commodores career. So it was a little surprising when the A’s took him in the eighth round of the 2024 Draft and announced him

Longtime MLB pitcher Liam Hendriks announced his retirement on Tuesday, via his Instagram account. “After years of staring down hitters, I have decided to officially retire from Major League Baseball,” Hendriks said in his statement. “My arm has told me in no uncertain terms that it has exactly zero fastballs

WEST SACRAMENTO -- This is not the way the Athletics envisioned their 2026 season playing out. A year that began with visions of contending for the playoffs built by a core of promising young players ended much like the previous four seasons played out. Capped by a 9-0 loss to