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Henry Bolte might have been the MVP of the A’s 2026 camp and even though he was optioned before the end of spring training he has put himself squarely on the map for an early call up whenever there is a need in the outfield. I sat down with Bolte on Saturday, March 14th, to […]
Morning everyone and happy Tuesday! We knew since Friday that Luis Severino would be taking the ball on Opening Day. It wasn’t a shock and was well-deserved considering how he’s been pitching over the past few weeks across both Spring Training and the World Baseball Classic. Sevy gets Game 1 but now we know how […]
The Athletics have finished up their spring schedule. With today’s 10-9 win over the Chicago White Sox the regular season is now next. All attention now turns to Friday’s Opening Night in Toronto when our A’s will play some meaningful baseball against the defending American League Champions. There were highs and lows for the team […]
You just don’t want to read too much into spring training results. The ball flies in the desert air, pitchers are building up arm strength and sometimes even working on secondary pitches they haven’t mastered, the adrenaline isn’t pumping like it will be on Friday. Then again, when a pitcher comes to camp showing the […]
We did it folks. The A’s are set to play their final exhibition game this morning, taking on the Chicago White Sox for the spring finale. Let’s finish out camp in a winning note. Right-handed Luis Morales is set to get the bal for the Athletics this morning. The righty has made five appearances so […]
No sooner was he back from the WBC, Denzel Clarke was greeting me in the dugout with a secret handshake only he knew about, grinning at my confusion and then plopping down onto the bench for an interview. Clarke was fresh off of playing for team Canada with cousins Josh and Bo Naylor and was […]
The Brewers were able to kick things off pretty early against touted lefty Jamie Arnold. Luis Pena singled to score Brewers top prospect Jesus Made. Blake Burke’s single made it 2-0 and a third run would be tacked on against Arnold via passed ball. In the bottom of the 2nd, the A’s tied it right […]
With Opening Day less than a week away, you almost wish Spring Training ended with this – – the Spring Breakout game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Here, we’ll see a grip of guys with a lot of promise square up against the product of what MLB.com is calling the #1 ranked farm system in all […]
Enjoy these short games while they last, because this one could have gone on for hours. The A’s and Dodgers ended their Saturday afternoon contest in a tie, finishing the game after nine innings of work and tying 5-5 uner the hot sun. Who wanted those extra innings anyway? More to come…
Quick turn around for our boys as they go from ending last night’s game around 9 P.M. to first pitch today at 11:05 A.M. Ready for another exhibition contest for your Saturday morning? The A’s will go with left-hander Jacob Lopez today. He’s been brought along slowly this spring because of that elbow but it […]
From the moment I introduced myself to Shea Langeliers it was clear he was just an easy guy to talk to. Friendly, personable, and laid back, Langeliers’ manner belies the insane job description of a major league catcher. That became one focus for our interview Saturday, March 14th, starting with the newest challenge. Pun intended. […]
The A’s at least won one of these two night games they just had. They came out on top tonight against the Chicago Cubs by a 6-2 final, taking the win and putting their meaningless spring record at 13-15. Lots of good signs from tonight, and we can still finish spring with a .500 record! […]
Two evening games in a row? What is this, the regular season? We got another nightcap for you guys as the Athletics play host yet again, this time to the Chicago Cubs. Both teams are just days away from the beginning of their regular season campaigns and are fine tuning their rosters and alignments. The […]
Morning everyone and welcome back to another beautiful Friday! The A’s made the expected announcement late yesterday afternoon that staff leader Luis Severino will indeed get the ball for the Athletics on Opening Day in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays: This announcement comes as almost zero surprise. Severino is the unquestioned best option […]
The A’s dropped the night contest against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, blowing a late lead in front of an A’s Spring Training record-breaking 10,876 crowd to secure the loss with one week exactly to go until Opening Day. Good thing these games still don’t count quite yet, but dropping a game where we went […]
We got a night game folks! The Athletics are set to play host to their division rivals the Seattle Mariners tonight in one of the final games of spring, a sold-out crowd that is ready to see our A’s take the win. With about a week to go before Opening Day things are going to […]
This weekend, Major League Baseball will hold its third annual Spring Breakout which features baseball’s top prospects facing off against one another as Spring Training winds down. Bragging rights are on the line along with some future roster spots as the sport’s best and brightest compete head-to-head. The A’s Spring Breakout game is scheduled for […]
A’s pitching coach Scott Emerson is one of the few people at Hohokam Stadium who actually recognizes me when I approach. But that’s not why I interviewed him on Saturday, March 14th. Emo is a huge part of the decision making and development around A’s pitchers and we had much ground to cover on this […]
Happy Wednesday A’s fans. Last night, the World Baseball Classic came to a dramatic conclusion with Venezuela scoring the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to defeat the USA 3-2. Now that the appetizer is over, it’s time for the main course: the 2026 regular season. Today marks the last day off Athletics players and […]
Fans have been wondering, with bated breath and bitten nails, whether Jacob Lopez is fully healthy following his season-ending IL stint from the dreaded “forearm tightness”. Turns out fans weren’t the only one expelling bricks though orifices. I sat down with Lopez on Monday, March 16th, for what turned out to be an abbreviated interview […]
With just more than one week before opening day, the Athletics faced off against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona this afternoon. Luis Morales took the mound for the A’s against Anthony Kay for the Sox. Kay kept the A’s off balance, allowing two base hits but no runners advancing to […]
With just more than one week before opening day, The Athletics will take on the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona today at 1:05 PM. The A’s come into today with a 12-13 record and matchup against a Chicago team currently 13-11 this spring. Twenty-three-year-old righty Luis Morales will take the mound […]
Morning everyone! The WBC finally comes to an end tonight with the finale set up between the USA and Venezuela. While many expected the US national team to be here, this is Venezuela’s first time reaching the final round of the competition. And of course with world events going on right now you can’t help […]
The Athletics put forth arguably their best pitching performance yet this spring, shutting out the Los Angeles Angels 3-0. This afternoon marked the first time the team kept its opponent off the scoreboard in this year’s Cactus League. A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs put together his best performance and now seems ready for the season to […]
Today marks the beginning of the last full week of MLB Spring Training before the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants kick off the 2026 regular season next Wednesday. As a result, with the season right around the corner, teams like the Athletics are beginning to narrow the amount of players in big-league camp, […]