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Welcome to another week A’s fans! The first half is officially in the books. The Athletics’ season began well enough as the club was in first place as late as May. Unfortunately a rough June and July has seemingly sunk the A’s playoff hopes as the club’s nine-game losing streak has dropped them to 41-55, […]
Duke right-handed pitcher Aidan Weaver came off the board in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft, courtesy of the Athletics
“It’s the injuries” is a common excuse for why the A’s, once 38-38 and in the thick of a weak AL West race, have cratered, fallen, and can’t get up. “Wait until we’re back at full strength” is a commonly heard game plan for letting a season in which 2 games over .500 gets you […]
The A’s couldn’t manage to escape the South Side with a win, getting swept by the White Sox 9-1 to wrap up the first half. Righty J.T. Ginn was off today. After the A’s gave him a quick lead in the first he coughed that right back, allowing six runs in the first inning to […]
The first half is officially in the books, and the Chicago White Sox are in first place. Sam Antonacci and Braden Montgomery homered, Miguel Vargas and Kyle Teel had multi-hit performances, and Noah Schultz threw five mostly stress-free innings as the Good Guys picked up their 50th win of the season, 9-1 over the Sacramento […]
Noah Schultz opened the game by giving up a single, erasing it with a double play, and then giving up a solo shot to Shea Langeliers before he could record the third out. Still, Schultz didn't walk anybody, and he threw 13 of his 16 pitches for strikes. If a guy who came into the game with 29 walks in 48 major league innings wanted positive reinforcement for staying in the strike zone, the rest of the game rewarded him for it. The post White Sox 9, Athletics 1: 50 wins at the break appeare...
The Athletics claimed infielder Donovan Walton off waivers from the Angels, as announced by both teams. The A’s already had an open 40-man roster spot, so no further transaction was required. Walton has hit .319/.354/.505 over 97 plate appearances for Los Angeles this season, while seeing time in the field as part of the Angels’ […]
With a victory, the White Sox will enter the All-Star break in first place in their division, for the first time since 2021. They could accomplish that without a victory too, but it would require help from the Marlins against the Guardians, and a win would also give the Sox their sixth sweep of the season. It will surprise no one present here that all five of their prior sweeps came at home as well. The post First pitch: White Sox vs. Athletics appeared first on Sox Machine .
For all of the surprises we’ve gotten out of a wonderful first half of play from the 2026 White Sox, it feels perhaps a little fitting that they’ll head into the break by addressing (or at least attempting to address) one of the premier uncertainties that will have a heavy hand and determining whether we […]
The Futures Game starts at noon EDT. The only Mets’ prospect in the game is Ryan Clifford, acquired in exchange for Justin Verlander at the 2023 trade deadline. Clifford is a reserve for the National League squad. Chat about all the action here! American League lineup Leo De Vries – SS (Athletics) Franklin Arias – […]
The A’s came away with a healthy haul yesterday with the first four+ rounds of the MLB Draft. Now they’ll finish things off this afternoon with the final 16 rounds of this draft and hopefully find some studs and stars in these later rounds. Let’s begin, shall we?
The first half wraps up today! And not a moment too soon. The Athletics have dropped eight straight, which has cratered their playoff hopes. It would be nice to end the first half with a win and have some positive mojo heading into the break. The starter today will be J.T. Ginn. He’ll be looking […]
PHILADELPHIA -- After an all-time great season on the mound for USC baseball, left-handed pitcher Mason Edwards was selected 47th overall by the Las Vegas Athletics in the second round of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday.
The Athletics rounded out the first day of the 2026 MLB draft by selecting right-handed pitcher Jacob Dudan with the 83rd overall pick and shortstop Roman Martin with #111: First, Dudan is a long-term investment since he’s recently undergone Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch this year. That said, the right-hander, who moved to the […]
Once again, the White Sox offense was almost nonexistent against a decent but unspectacular lefty starter. The key point, though, is the “almost.” The Sox only managed five hits against Gage Jump and two (Sacramento?) relievers and only drew two walks and struck out 11 times, but fortunately one of the walks came before one […]
With the 73rd pick of the 2026 MLB Draft, the Athletics select Gabe Gaeckle.
The A’s took their second straight pitcher in the draft, selecting Arkansas right-hander Gabe Gaeckle with their Competitive Balance B pick: The righty had one of the best fastballs in college this past season but has battled control issues with every pitch in his repertoire, which include an above-average slider, as well as a curveball […]
The Athletics took on the Chicago White Sox, looking to even up this series and force a rubber match tomorrow. The White Sox prevailed 1-0 in a tightly contested game, securing the series victory. The A’s had multiple chances to score in this matchup, but failed countless times to get the big hit the club […]
If you count Jacob Lopez's work opening for the A's on Friday along with Gage Jump's start against the White Sox today, left-handed starters have held the White Sox to two runs over 24 ⅔ innings over the last five games. Fortunately, one of those runs came in Saturday's game, and that run was enough to win it. The post White Sox 1, Athletics 0: The bare minimum works appeared first on Sox Machine .
Before Saturday, USC went 17 years without a player being selected in the first round of the MLB Draft. The last player to do that from USC was Grant Green, who was drafted by the Athletics with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft. Left-handed pitcher Mason Edwards was projected to end […] The post USC Ace Falls Out of First Round, Lands With Athletics in MLB Draft appeared first on LA Sports Report.
With their second round pick this afternoon, the A’s took USC left-handed pitcher Mason Edwards, the 47th pick in the 2026 MLB Draft: The organization is adding a second college prospect this afternoon, another that looks like he could move through the system rather quickly. The lefty (who turns 21 on Tuesday) has quality control […]
With the 8th overall pick in this year’s MLB Draft, the A’s went the college route yet again and selected Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress: The first few picks have featured a couple of surprises and the Athletics benefit by having their pick of some of the top prospects in the draft that fell. Burress, […]
With the 8th pick of the 2026 MLB Draft, the Oakland Atheltics have selected Georgia Tech Outfielder Drew Burress Burress hails from Warner Robins, Georgia, where he attended Houston County High School. Burress achieved a number of prestigious accolades in his high school career alone. During his time at Houston County the school won two […]
Most of the attention of White Sox fans may be on the draft this afternoon, but there’s also the small matter of playing a game. And it’s even a game that will be followed by a geriatric home run derby. On the field, it will be lefty Bryan Hudson opening for the Sox, a role […]
On this beautiful day, the Athletics’ attention will be split. While the team’s front office and scouting department begin selecting the next class of future A’s talent in the MLB Draft, the current roster takes on the Chicago White Sox in the second game of the club’s final series before the All-Star break. For the […]