Confidence key for Lopez, Muncy with development in Majors
KANSAS CITY -- The Athletics’ season has turned to developing for the future, and in the past week, the A’s have gotten everything they could have wanted from Jacob Lopez and Max Muncy. That was on full display Saturday in the Athletics’ 4-0 win against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium,
Kotsay's 'best friend' in the clubhouse: His son
This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos' Athletics Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. While the opportunity to continue life in baseball after a 17-year Major League playing career by managing the Athletics is one Mark Kotsay considers
New for 2025 -- ATHLETICS.TV -- stream games in the Athletics territory
Major League Baseball and NBC Sports Regional Networks announced a partnership to stream games direct-to-consumers for the Athletics (NBC Sports California) through MLB.TV during the 2025 season. Fans in the A's home territory can now watch the network's game coverage live and on demand with live pre- and post-game shows
Road warrior: Severino lowers away ERA to MLB-best 0.93 in strong start vs. Royals
KANSAS CITY -- Home has been anywhere but Sutter Health Park for Luis Severino this season. Despite making just his second start at Kauffman Stadium since 2018 on Friday, Severino couldn’t have looked more comfortable more than 1,400 miles from his home park. The Athletics' ace continued his unconventional trend
Latest Athletics injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Athletics injury news and transactions.
Hoglund expected to miss remainder of season after undergoing hip surgery
KANSAS CITY -- The Athletics announced Friday that right-handed starter Gunnar Hoglund will miss the rest of the 2025 season after undergoing successful right hip labral surgery. It’s an unfortunate turn for the Athletics’ No. 14 prospect, who made his MLB debut on May 2 after battling injuries and working
Rooker has near-perfect day, blasts 2 HRs as part of 4-hit affair
ANAHEIM -- For as difficult as it is for one singular player to carry his team to a victory, Brent Rooker nearly did that on Wednesday. Having already slugged a pair of home runs as part of a then-4-for-4 afternoon, Rooker came to the plate in the ninth inning with
Who gave Clarke the biggest lift toward acrobatic catches? Mom
ANAHEIM -- As his catch for the ages from the previous night still had the baseball world buzzing, Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke couldn’t help but feel grateful for the person who made this all possible -- his mother, Donna Smellie-Clarke. For those unfamiliar, Smellie-Clarke is somewhat of an icon
Latest mock draft: Where first round stands before Men's College World Series
The Nationals still are evaluating 7-8 players for the No. 1 overall pick, a group that consists of most of the consensus upper-tier of talent: two high school shortstops (Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits), the best of the college arms (lefties Kade Anderson of Louisiana State, Jamie Arnold of Florida
Wilson enters Hitter Power Rankings
Can anyone dethrone Aaron Judge from atop the Hitter Power Rankings? Nobody has had any luck so far in 2025 -- Judge is now 5-for-5 as our No. 1 slugger this year, and it hasn’t been a particularly close race. But a surging slugger out in the Pacific Northwest is
Five years later: Here's each team's best Draft pick from 2020
Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams
Spider-Man strikes AGAIN as Clarke scales wall for ridiculous robbery
ANAHEIM -- Still young in his big league career, Athletics rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke has a routine designed to familiarize himself with each new ballpark he plays in. Before the first game of each road series, Clarke goes to the outfield during batting practice and works on timing his
Kelly returns to 'pen after suspension: 'It's exciting to be back'
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Kurtz back from injury, looking to pick up where he left off
ANAHEIM -- Just when Nick Kurtz appeared to be flourishing as the elite hitter he was projected to become, the first baseman felt something pull while running the bases during a game against the Phillies on May 24. It turned out to be a left hip flexor strain, which landed
Keeping up Judge-ian pace, 'remarkable' Wilson helps A's to 1st series win since May
WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Athletics can’t hide from who they’ve been as a team over the past month, having gone through one of the more dreadful stretches in franchise history. But they do believe there is enough time left in the season to prove they are better than that showing.
Wilson continues torrid rookie pace vs. Orioles
WEST SACRAMENTO -- Phase 1 of the balloting for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game is now underway, and there is no shortage of superstar shortstops vying for spots on the American League side. Bobby Witt Jr., Gunnar Henderson and Bo Bichette are probably the first few names that come to
Clarke makes 'maybe the best play I’ve ever seen in person' in A's win over Orioles
WEST SACRAMENTO -- Add another insane catch to the rapidly growing highlight reel of Athletics rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke.
Langeliers to miss extended time with strained left oblique
WEST SACRAMENTO -- Shea Langeliers, a backbone of this young Athletics club over the past few years, will miss an extended amount of time. Before Friday’s 5-4 win over the Orioles at Sutter Health Park, Langeliers was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique. The 27-year-old
Kurtz hammers homer during rehab stint at Single-A
When the No. 1 prospect in baseball demolishes a 497-foot grand slam, we can’t really bury the lead. Beyond Roman Anthony’s eye-popping home run prowess, a swath of 2024 Draft picks starred up and down the Minors, particularly first-rounders. Plus, there was a no-hitter! Did we mention it includes chicken
Ranking the most compelling first-time ASG starter candidates
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. As you examine the 2025 MLB All-Star ballot, it’s easy to point out the surefire locks to start in this year’s Midsummer Classic. Of course, stars such as Aaron Judge, Shohei
No. 10 prospect twirls five scoreless innings, fans 10 at Triple-A
Friday night was for the pitchers, who dominated up and down the Minor League landscape, including several noteworthy performances from Top 100 prospects. The Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage continued to pile up the K's, while the Marlins' Thomas White and the Cards' Quinn Mathews were on point. Plus, the High-A
Trio of 1st-rounders power Athletics to confidence-building blowout win
WEST SACRAMENTO -- The bright future the Athletics have been talking up over an arduous rebuilding period in the previous few years is shifting into the present. It can be difficult to see that hope sometimes, especially when you go through a stretch as rough as the A’s were on,