Athletics 7, Mariners 0 Jeffrey Springs, making his Athletics debut, dominated through six scoreless innings, holding the host Seattle Mariners to three hits while walking one and striking out nine. The offense had 12 hits, including three home runs, and the defense was stellar. After a tough loss the night before on late homers, the […]
Read MoreAthletics Preview 2025 The Athletics players are excited for the 2025 season, as every major leaguer would be. But they have a different reason for this season in comparison to others. Sport Relay got the reasons from a few of them Sunday at their spring home of Mesa, Arizona. The overriding theme was optimism, especially […]
Read MoreAthletics Report: Jeffrey Springs Settling In SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Mar 11) — The Athletics bowed to the San Francisco Giants, 5–3, on a blustery Tuesday afternoon at Scottsdale Stadium. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs improved his fastball command in his start but is not yet satisfied. Additionally, outfielder Drew Avans hit safely and scored a run in his […]
Read MoreAthletics Report: Jeffrey Springs Happy with First Spring Start Since ‘23 MESA, Ariz. (Feb. 23) — Jeffrey Springs made his first spring start in two years Sunday afternoon in the Athletics’ 4–0 Cactus League win over the Colorado Rockies (split-squad) at Hohokam Stadium. Springs tossed two scoreless innings for the Athletics, allowing two hits and […]
Read MoreThe Trade On Monday, the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a deal to send starting pitcher Aaron Civale to the Rays, and first baseman Kyle Manzardo to Cleveland. Manzardo is MLB’s 37th-ranked prospect. This season, Civale has a 2.34 ERA in 13 games, along with 55 strikeouts in 77 innings. The […]
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays have placed right-handed pitcher Drew Rasmussen on the IL with a flexor strain. He is expected to be out until at least the All-Star break, and could be out longer depending on the type of strain. This was first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Devastating Loss Obviously, […]
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays have strengthened their rotation with last month’s signing of right-hander Zach Eflin. He signed a three-year $40 million contract, the largest deal for a free agent in the team’s history. According to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN He will make $11 million this season, $11 million in 2024, and $18 […]
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