Rickey Henderson Dead at 65 Rickey Henderson, Hall of Fame left fielder and stolen base king, has died at 65. Rumors surfaced Friday night before the New York Post first confirmed the news Saturday afternoon. Henderson had a stellar 25-season career spread across nine different teams, including four stints with the Oakland Athletics, with whom […]
Read MoreRangers 6, Athletics 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (Sep. 1) — The Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics, 6–4, on Sunday afternoon in their second consecutive walk-off win. The hero in this one was Josh Jung, who sent the crowd of 33,309 home happy with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning in […]
Read MoreRangers 3, Athletics 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 31) – The Texas Rangers snuck back into the win column on Saturday evening, beating the Oakland Athletics, 3–2, in front of a crowd of 28,454. A thrilling walk-off single by outfielder Leody Taveras did the trick for the Rangers, as they have evened this series at one […]
Read MoreAthletics 9, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas. (Aug 30) — The Texas Rangers saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Friday, as they lost to the Oakland Athletics, 9–2. A two-homer performance by Brent Rooker lifted the Athletics to the lopsided victory in front of a crowd of 28,111. The Rangers will have […]
Read MoreThe New York Mets are continuing to add to their pitching staff. Going righty for righty the Mets acquire starter Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Kade Morris who was down in Low-A St. Lucie. This comes in only two hours before the July 30th trade deadline. Blackburn with the A’s With […]
Read MoreAthletics 10, Rockies 9 (11 Innings) OAKLAND, Calif. (May 23) — The Colorado Rockies blew three leads — two that were by four runs — en route to a 10–9 loss to the Oakland Athletics in 11 innings Thursday afternoon. All six Rockies relievers gave up runs, adding to their relief woes on the season. […]
Read MoreRockies 4, Athletics 3 (12 innings) OAKLAND, Calif. (May 22) — A two-run home run by Ryan McMahon in the top of the 12th gave the Colorado Rockies a 5–4 victory over the Oakland Athletics Wednesday night before 3,617 at the Coliseum. Rockies left-hander Austin Gomber gave them eight terrific innings, holding the Athletics to […]
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