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New Cardinals OF Marcell Ozuna takes jab at A's during media event
While expressing his happiness to be with his new team, Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna took a swipe at the A’s during a media function in St. Louis on Sunday. Ozuna’s name, you’ll remember, swirled in trade rumors earlier this offseason that he might be dealt from the Miami Marlins to Oakland. Instead, the two-time All-Star was traded to St....
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A's, Khris Davis avoid arbitration, but is this a long-term union?
The A’s took care of a big piece of business with their top run producer, signing slugger Khris Davis to a one-year contract Wednesday and avoiding arbitration. FanRag’s Jon Heyman reported the sides settled on a $10.5 million salary. That’s more than double the $5 million Davis made last season in his first trip through the arbitration process, but...
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Kaval puts Coliseum, Howard Terminal back in play for A's new ballpark
OAKLAND — The A’s moved into some plush new office space this week at Jack London Square, with hallways wide enough to ride a skateboard through, as one team executive already discovered. That ever-elusive search for a new ballpark site? Still TBA. After guiding reporters through a tour of his team’s 40,000-square foot new office Tuesday, A’s president Dave...
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Past year takes A's ballpark search right back where it started
Last January, the A’s hosted FanFest at Jack London Square for the first time in many years. What an experiment it was. As fans mingled with players and stood in line for autographs that day, drones flew overhead capturing images of traffic flow on the streets and foot traffic all around Jack London Square. It served as a testing...
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Fowler, Mateo highlight young players to watch on A's spring roster
The A’s report to spring training in five weeks, and they’ve announced the group they’ll bring to Arizona with them. Along with their official 40-man roster, Oakland will have 17 non-roster invitees in camp. That’s a smaller spring roster than recent seasons, which means a little better chance for new guys to make an impression. With that in mind,...
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A's vs White Sox on April 17 will be one-of-a-kind promotion
The A’s announced details for one of the more unique promotions in the major leagues this upcoming season. Their April 17 game against the Chicago White Sox at the Coliseum — played on the 50th anniversary of their first game in Oakland — will be completely free admission for fans. The A’s are promoting the game as one of the…
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A's free-admission game in April will be one-of-a-kind promotion
The A’s announced details for one of the more unique promotions in the major leagues this upcoming season. Their April 17 game against the Chicago White Sox at the Coliseum — played on the 50th anniversary of their first game in Oakland — will be completely free admission for fans. They originally unveiled the idea back in September. On Wednesday,…
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Mexico City, Japan could be in A's travel plans for 2019
The A’s could be headed to Mexico City in spring 2019 to play multiple exhibitions as part of Major League Baseball’s efforts to expand its international audience. Oakland was in discussions to play in Mexico City this upcoming spring, according to A’s traveling secretary Mickey Morabito, but that idea was scratched because a new ballpark being built there is...
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Potential court trial for A's catcher Bruce Maxwell set for April
A potential court trial for A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell has been scheduled for April, which would take Maxwell away from the team during the regular season if his felony case in Arizona makes it that far. There remains a strong possibility, however, that Maxwell agrees to a plea deal and avoids a trial for his October arrest on charges...
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Why Joe Stiglich gave Edgar Martinez a Hall of Fame vote this year
When I began doing the homework for my 2018 Hall of Fame ballot, some of the decisions were easy. There were five players I voted for last winter — my first time eligible to vote for the Hall — who didn’t receive induction into the 2017 class. Those five, without question, found their way back on my ballot for this…