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One might expect Las Vegas native Bryce Harper to be excited about the city potentially getting an MLB team, but his reaction is actually a bit different. Harper was asked his feelings about the Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas, …
The Oakland A’s drew their largest home crowd of the season on Tuesday night, but most of the fans were there to express anger and disgust. A’s fans organized a “reverse boycott” for Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay …
The Houston Astros got a bit petty on Sunday and called out the Oakland Athletics over their abysmal home attendance. The Astros blew out Oakland 10-1 on Sunday, with the 10th run coming on a Yordan Alvarez home run to dead center. The Astros shared …
The Oakland A’s are set to move to Las Vegas in the coming years, and they released some renderings on Friday of their proposed ballpark. The renderings are pretty awesome. The A’s reached an agreement with Bally’s Corporation and …
The Oakland A’s have been posting some truly abysmal attendance numbers this season, and there may be even fewer fans attending games than the numbers indicate. The announced attendance figure for Monday night’s game between the A’s …
The fans in Oakland are not happy with how things are going for the A’s, but MLB appears to be doing its best to censor criticism. The A’s have the worst record in MLB at 5-23. They lost 11-7 to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night, but at …
The A’s appear to be well on their way to moving out of Oakland, and one franchise legend who grew up in the area is crushed by the news. News surfaced this week that the A’s have entered into a purchase agreement to build a new stadium …
Oakland Athletics security made a pretty lousy move on Friday when the New York Mets came to town. A group of Mets fans attended Friday’s game and brought a set of ghost signs for New York pitcher Kodai Senga, who is known for throwing a unique …
The Oakland Athletics might not be very good next season, but at least their fans will be able to see a few dingers. Robert Murray of FanSided reported Tuesday that the A’s have agreed to a free-agent contract with veteran slugger Jesus Aguilar …
Oakland Athletics righty James Kaprielian suffered a real “Looney Tunes” moment this week. Kaprielian, who was supposed to start Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, was scratched just hours before the first pitch. The team …
Veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus is not happy with how the Oakland Athletics are handling his playing time. Andrus has found himself on the bench much more frequently for Oakland in recent games, with manager Mark Kotsay publicly discussing giving a …
Even the Arizona Cardinals’ general manager couldn’t help taking a jab at the Oakland A’s. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals on Thursday announced that they had agreed on a huge five-year, $230.5 million contract extension for the …
Joe Lacob is a popular man in the Bay Area due to his stewardship of the Golden State Warriors. If it were up to him, that would not be the only pro sports franchise in the region in his portfolio. In an interview with John Shea of the San Francisco …
Attending an Oakland Athletics game is looking more like punishment than entertainment at this point. A photo went viral this week of a concession stand item apparently for sale at RingCentral Coliseum, the home of the A’s. An Oakland fan said …
Oakland A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus and outfielder Chad Pinder collided with one another on a frightening play during Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Willi Castro hit a flare to shallow left field during the top of the fifth …
Oakland is not exactly making a strong case for the Athletics to stick around. The Athletics reported an absolutely abysmal attendance figure for Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at RingCentral Coliseum — a mere 2,488 (out …
