An SB Nation blog for Oakland Athletics fans
Good morning A’s fans! Award season continued last night as the Managers of the Year were announced in both leagues. In the National League the winner was the Milwaukee Brewers’ skipper Pat Murphy, who guided the Brew Crew to the #1 seed in the National League with a 97-65 record. He also guided them to […]
27 days ago | 4 reads
Next up in our Season in Review series is another player that got plenty of playing time in Triple-A Las Vegas before his first promotion to the big leagues. While he’d ultimately end the year with another organization, outfielder Drew Avans will always remember his time with the A’s, where he made his big league […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
The unanimous selection for the Jackie Robinson American League Rookie-of-the-Year, announced this afternoon at the MLB network Headquarters in New York City was the Athletics Nick Kurtz. This was no real surprise as he was the odds-on favorite to win. He is the 14th player to win the AL award by a unanimous vote Finishing […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
The American League Rookie of the Year winner was announced Monday evening, and to no one’s surprise A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz took home the award this year, the first Athletic to win it since Andrew Bailey back in 2009: It was a unanimous pick as Kurtz secured all 30 first-place votes. That caps a […]
29 days ago | 2 reads
We continue our Season in Review series today with a quick look at a pitcher that we barely got to know. It feels like we barely got to know you, Matt Krook. How was he acquired? A former 4th-round draft pick by the Giants, Krook had spent six years (plus one canceled pandemic season) climbing […]
29 days ago | 4 reads
Well, baseball season is over and the long boring offseason has begun. Now we get a moment to breath, relax, and reflect on the year that the Athletics just had. We’ll begin taking a look back at the guys that played for the A’s this past season and see how they did, and what next […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
In general I think the A’s should stay away from the free agent market, the shopping venue where you can pay far too much for past performance and get into a bidding war with teams who have more appeal to players with multiple suitors. On cue last winter the A’s spent $77M on two pitchers, […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The American League Silver Sluggers were announced this afternoon. The Athletics had three nominees but only one truly had it locked and in the bag. While teammates Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker predictably missed out on some offseason hardware, the Athletics’ star rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz did not as he took home his first […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Happy Friday everyone! Later today the league will announce the Silver Slugger winners for the American League, one day after announcing the NL winners. This year the A’s are one of a handful of teams to have multiple nominees, with the Royals and Yankees leading the AL with four apiece. Catcher Shea Langeliers, designated hitter […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
On Wednesday, the Athletics released their 2026 Spring Training Schedule. The first game is away against the White Sox on Saturday, February 21. The first home game at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa is the next day, Sunday, February 22 against the Cleveland Guardians. In addition to the typical Spring Training Season with games throughout the […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Athletics announced on Wednesday afternoon a few roster moves. Backup catcher Willie MacIver and right-handed reliever Michel Otañez were both claimed off waivers by the division-rival Texas Rangers, ending their brief tenures with the A’s: In addition, relievers Anthony Maldonado and Ben Bowden have also elected to test free agency rather than accept an […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Morning everyone and happy Wednesday! The regular season for MLB may be over and for most of us that’s all that matters. Wake us up when pitchers and catcher report, you may say. But there is still baseball being played out there! Young position players and pitchers still hard at work refining their tools and […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Baseball is the ultimate “talking sport” partly because it is so nuanced and partly because so often results come down to the tiniest play made — or not made. The 2025 World Series was “one for the ages,” coming, as it almost had to, down to the last play of an extra inning. Regardless of […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
It will come as no surprise to A’s Nation readers that the Athletics have two of the the three finalists for the Jackie Robinson American League Rookie-of-the-Year Award. On Monday night, MLB announced that Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson are both finalists for this year’s award. They are joined by Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Morning everyone, and happy Monday! The Athletics had a pair of players nominated as finalists for the Gold Glove at their respective positions. It was a slight surprise but one welcomed by the fan base. Unfortunately neither was able to reel in the prestigious award but being a finalist is still something to be proud […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers on their second straight World Series win! It’s a rare achievement in the history of baseball, a feat that only a few franchises have accomplished. Over the past 70 years it’s happened just six times (one of which was the Athletics’ three-peat in the early 70’s). Well, seven now. […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
It’s here! What all baseball fans have been hoping for all season. Game 7 of the World Series. The stakes literally don’t get any higher. The reigning champions the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Toronto Blue Jays. One of these teams will be hoisting a trophy at the end of the night while the other looks […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Tonight we gain an hour, but we lose baseball for 4 months. Feel free to join Rogers Hornsby and me in staring out the window waiting for spring. But first there’s a game 7 to enjoy and it’s been a heck of a World Series no matter for whom you are rooting or who you […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Back in Toronto. Here we go guys. The season could come to an end tonight. The Blue Jays are one win away from their third World Series in franchise history and first since 1993. That’s after falling behind in the series 2-1 and suffering a heart-breaking 18th-inning marathon in Game 3. And to win it […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Happy Friday everyone! And Happy Halloween! The 2025 World Series has been one of the fun ones. After the Toronto Blue Jays split their first two games at home against the favorite Los Angeles Dodgers, they went into LA and shocked everyone by taking two of three, and the lone loss was that epic 18-inning […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
There’s a reason why it’s so rare that teams win back-to-back World Series. It’s Not Easy! The New York Yankees were the last team to pull off a repeat (actually their most recent was a three-peat) in 1998-2000. The last National League team to do it was the Big Red Machine in 1975-76. Diehard A’s […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Tied series yet again. This time one team will end the night one more win away from a championship. It’ll be the Game 1 starters going for both teams tonight, a game that Toronto won at home. That means a rematch between rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage and veteran lefty Blake Snell. Neither pitcher was particularly […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Morning A’s fans! Last night’s game didn’t take seven hours and it also produced a different end result as the Toronto Blue Jays knotted up the 2025 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in LA, guaranteeing that this series will head back to Toronto whatever happens tonight in a critical Game 5. Whoever wins […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Whew. After last night’s marathon 18-inning contest between the Blue Jays and Dodgers saw Los Angeles pull out the walk-off win, the two teams have a quick turn around as they get set to play again just hours later in Game 4 of the World Series. The Blue Jays, losers of one of the longest […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The World Series moved to Los Angeles for Game 3 last night. After the Jays took the lead in the top of the seventh, Shohei Ohtani tied it up in the bottom of the inning with his second homer of the night. It was a back-and-forth game that went to extra innings and continued until […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads