Brent Rooker

LawrenceButler08.17.23

New Oakland Era Begins

The “New Oakland” era begins in Oakland. Even though the Athletics (34-87) dropped two of three in their mid-week series against the St. Louis Cardinals (54-67), fans were happy to finally see the youth movement completely take shape. With the call up of Lawrence Butler, the average age of the Athletics starting lineup is 26 […]

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Sam Moll 07.31.2023

Athletics Trade Sam Moll and Jace Peterson

The Oakland Athletics made their second and third moves of the trade deadline period. The Athletics traded Sam Moll to the Cincinnati Reds and Jace Peterson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. In exchange for Moll, the Athletics will receive Joe Boyle. In exchange for Jace Peterson they will receive Chad Patrick. This move follows the trade they […]

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Brent Rooker Named Athletics All-Star

Brent Rooker was announced as an All-Star Game reserve and will be the lone Oakland Athletics representative. I know what you are thinking, the Athletics have an All-Star? Well, yes, every team gets one, so by process of elimination, it’s Rooker. This was obviously a very big deal for Rooker, making his first ever All-Star Game […]

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Brent Rooker 06232023

Athletics Swept by Guardians

The Oakland Athletics (19–58) were swept by the Cleveland Guardians (36–38) during their three game series this past week. It is their eighth loss in a row, and their second straight series resulting in a sweep. The Athletics are in the midst of an oddly impressive stretch of baseball. Starting May 31 and ending on […]

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A's win 06/11/2023

Oakland Athletics Sweep Brewers

The Oakland Athletics (17–50) have swept the Milwaukee Brewers for their first sweep of the season. This comes in the best stretch of baseball the team has played all season. They have now won two straight series and three out of their last four. Five straight wins is a season high for the team, and […]

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Jace Peterson of the Oakland Athletics, who took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates

Oakland Athletics Take Two from the Pirates

The Oakland Athletics (14-50) take two games from the Pittsburgh Pirates and win their second of the last three series they have played. They took two of three from the Atlanta Braves and were swept by the Miami Marlins sandwiched between. The bats have finally started to show up, with 17 hits Wednesday, 15 hits […]

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JP Sears

A’s Win Series Against Atlanta Braves

The Oakland Athletics (12-46) take two out of three games from the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. Although the team continues its course toward a historically-bad season, taking a series against a division leader must feel good in the clubhouse. This is the second series they have won this season. The first came against the Kansas […]

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James Kaprelian

Athletics Swept by Astros

The Oakland Athletics (10–45) were swept this weekend for the third time in a row. They have dropped two series against the Houston Astros and a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners. This was their 11th loss in a row and their sixth straight series loss. They continue their pace for the worst record in […]

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