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It feels like the Athletics are on the precipice of something great. For all the difficulties the organization has had with its ugly breakup with the city of Oakland and the will-they-won’t-they future in Las Vegas, the actual on-field baseball product looks very promising. There’s a very strong core already established on the position player […]
From Lookout Landing | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
Here we have one really good team (Mariners), one pretty good team (Rangers), a team on the decline (Astros) and a team on the rise (A’s). Oh, yes, and the Angels. Athletics Key departures: JJ Bleday, Osvaldo Bido, Mitch Spence, Max Schuemann Key arrivals: Joey Meneses, Geoff Hartlieb, Wander Suero, Mark Leiter Jr., Jeff McNeil, […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
Third base, the gig for March 27th and beyond, has no shortage of candidates. It’s the A’s handling of the positional battle that is puzzling. To wit: Max Muncy Muncy appears, as best one can tell, to be the front runner and yet his spring training showing (at least on radio where admittedly my eyes […]
From Athletics Nation | about 18 hours ago | 0 reads
The Athletics fell short for the first time this week, suffering a 3-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Following three straight days in which the A’s scored more than five runs, Diamondbacks pitchers shut the A’s offense down today, limiting a lineup full of starters to only one run. A’s starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs pitched […]
From Athletics Nation | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
Record 7-4. Change on 2025: +1.5. 5-inning record: 3-7-1. The Diamondbacks rolled their spring winning streak to five games, with a well-pitched victory over the Athletics in Hohokam. Their pitchers held the opposition to six hits, just one (a double) for extra bases, and a pair of walks. The sole run came against former (and […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads
After yesterday’s excursion into international waters, normal, Cactus League service resumes this afternoon for the D-backs with a relatively short trip to Hohokam Park. The D-backs come into this game with a four-game winning streak (not including yesterday, obvs), not having lost a regular pre-season game in a week. It’s the offense who has been […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 23 hours ago | 0 reads
Following yesterday’s break from Cactus League action to play an exhibition against Team Brazil, the Athletics return to traditional spring training action this afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs will be making the start for the A’s today. He is looking for an improved performance this afternoon after giving up for runs in […]
From Athletics Nation | about 23 hours ago | 0 reads
Like the undulating haze on a flat desert road to nowhere during a long road trip, the Athletics’ farm system is a mirage. Also like a long road trip on a flat desert road to nowhere, you had better strap in and prepare to be bored if the A’s are your second team. The Leo […]
From Lookout Landing | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Happy Wednesday A’s fans. Following a slow start to spring training, the Athletics have started to gain momentum as spring training enters its second week. The team’s offense has erupted, while its pitching has stabilized as players continue tinkering with their approaches in preparation for Opening Day later this month. Everyone from regulars to top […]
From Athletics Nation | 1 day ago | 0 reads
In my game threads post I suggested that a fifteen run route of Team Brazil was one I very much desired. Fourteen runs later, the A’s walk away with a win, one run short of my predicted run total but just as offensively sweet. Let’s get into it… Aaron Civale took the bump today, for […]
From Athletics Nation | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Unless I’m mistaken, today’s matchup against Team Brazil is the first time the ball club has ever competed against a World Baseball Classic team?? Can anyone fact check that? Google has really taken a dive and I’m having a difficult time locating any type of database that says otherwise. Although I want to say I […]
From Athletics Nation | 2 days ago | 0 reads
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. We’ve officially finished the top-20 prospects in the Athletics system. This was where we were planning to end this […]
From Athletics Nation | 2 days ago | 0 reads
A day ago, there was cause for concern and/or curiosity depending on your perspective of the Sacramento Athletics. Today, the same is true, but inverted in its perspective as we shift from the fearsome and frightening young position player core of the new A’s onto their highly suspect pitching staff. In their first season in […]
From Lookout Landing | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Athletics have been a franchise full of turmoil on and off the field for some time now. The 2025 campaign saw the organization play its home games at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, its first of at least three seasons after leaving Oakland in search of a new home in Las Vegas. However, […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Fans of the Kansas City Athletics endured many disappointments during the team’s thirteen-year stay at Municipal. Where do we start? The many, often lopsided trades to the Yankees? How about the fact that the team never had a winning record during its stay in Kansas City? Then, of course, there’s the move. The move was […]
From Royals Review | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Yesterday I got to watch my first televised A’s game of 2026! Thank you MLB.TV’s free game of the day special as well as the fine commentators behind the mic for the San Diego Padres. I mean, imagine getting to watch your favorite team play a spring training game? Imagine getting to know your rising […]
From Athletics Nation | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The San Diego Padres were held without a hit through four innings of play against the Athletics at the Peoria Sports Complex on Monday. That came to an end when Gavin Sheets stepped to the plate and delivered a single to right field. Sheets was followed by Nick Castellanos who grounded into a fielder’s choice […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Spring Training entered week two as the Athletics took on the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium in Arizona today, the Padres Spring Training Facility. Right-hander Mason Barnett got the start for the A’s today. He made five starts for the Athletics in 2025. logging 22+ innings. Righty Michael King got the nod for the […]
From Athletics Nation | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Athletics at San Diego Padres, March 2, 2026, 12:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Peoria Sports Complex – Peoria, AZ Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
From Gaslamp Ball | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Spring Training enters week two as the Athletics take on the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, AZ today. The A’s have started the spring with an unattractive 2-6 start, but the Friars are not much better coming into today’s matchup with a 4-6 record. Both teams will be starting many of their […]
From Athletics Nation | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Our trip through each AL West rival continues this week with a look at the Oakland Sacramento Las Vegas Athletics. With a target arrival date in Las Vegas of 2028, this period of limbo for the Athletics is a crucial time to set the foundation for a competitive ballclub by the time they arrive in […]
From Lookout Landing | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Athletics ensured a good start to March, putting together their best team-wide spring training performance to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4. J.T Ginn started on the mound, picking up where he left off in his last outing. The A’s right-hander pitched three scoreless innings, continuing his impressive start to spring training. In the third […]
From Athletics Nation | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The Athletics have had a rough start to spring training, going 1-6 in their first seven preseason games. However, a new month means a fresh start and a sign that the start of the regular season is inching closer. With the calendar shifting to March, it is time for the A’s to start playing better […]
From Athletics Nation | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Andrew Abbott yielded a dinger and a pair of earned runs in 2.0 IP in his initial outing of Cactus League play for the Cincinnati Reds this spring. On Sunday afternoon, he’ll toe the rubber against the Philadelphia Oakland Las Vegas Sacramento Athletics of Mesa at their home park as the Reds continue their mini […]
From Red Reporter | 4 days ago | 0 reads
We have another spring exhibition game this afternoon as the A’s play host to the San Francisco Giants. The A’s are just 1-5 so far this spring but what better time to get back into the win column than against these guys? Right-hander Luis Morales will be getting the ball for today’s start. Though it […]
From Athletics Nation | 5 days ago | 2 reads