Rangers 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 MoreWith the dog days of summer winding down, the Oakland Athletics youth movement has come to the fore front. There have been great performances this season from young talent like Zack Gelof, Esteury Ruiz, and Lawrence Butler offensively. Those have been matched by impressive progression from JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, and Mason Miller on the […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (39–95) dropped two out of three from the Seattle Mariners (76–57) this week. They lost another series in Seattle and helped keep the AL West division race close. The Mariners, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers all sit within one game of each other for the lead in the division. It may very […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (36–91) have taken the season series from the Kansas City Royals (41–88). After being swept by the Baltimore Orioles, they become first team to reach 90 loses this season. That is a crown that no team wants to wear. The Athletics responded by taking two of three from the Royals and win […]
Read MoreThe “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 […]
Read MoreTyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler will compete in this year’s Futures Game. This has been a season of incredible highs and lows for the fan base of the Oakland Athletics. On April 19, ownership announced their intentions on moving the franchise to Las Vegas, Nevada. On June 13, the legislature of Nevada approved funding for […]
Read MoreOakland Athletics prospect Lawrence Butler was a pleasant surprise during Spring Training. The non-roster invitee looked good with his bat and has made some spectacular plays in the outfield. However, he was sent to the minors Sunday. Ranked Prospect Butler, a former sixth-round pick in the 2018 MLB quickly established himself as one of Oaklands’ […]
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