ANAHEIM -- If there are two main takeaways for Brent Rooker from this series, it’s that A’s designated hitter has a real shot at winning AL Player of the Month for July and loves playing against the Angels. Rooker continued his remarkable success against the Halos amidst an incredible month

ANAHEIM -- The A’s are enjoying one of their best offensive months in decades, perhaps best reflected by the production up and down Oakland’s lineup. Night in and night out, different A’s hitters contribute to the clubs' July surge. In Thursday’s win, Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker led the way,

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ANAHEIM -- It had two years since the A’s could say they had a winning month. That is no longer the case after an incredible July culminating in another win on Friday. The A’s beat the Angels with a 5-4 comeback win at Angel Stadium and moved to 13-7 in

ANAHEIM -- Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker are making serious cases for winning AL Player of the Month in July. On Thursday, we once again saw the A’s top hitters leading the charge in Oakland’s 6-5 win over the Angels. Butler and Rooker wasted no time getting the A’s started

ANAHEIM -- The A’s placed All-Star closer Mason Miller on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a fracture of the fifth metacarpal (pinky finger) in his left hand. After some initial confusion about what caused the injury, A’s manager Mark Kotsay clarified the specifics of what happened. The non-pitching

OAKLAND -- The A’s wasted no time erasing an early one-run deficit against the Astros on Wednesday afternoon, with Lawrence Butler and Miguel Andujar tying it up on a pair of doubles to lead off the bottom of the first inning. Oakland’s offense entered the day red-hot, leading the Majors

MLB Network has offered baseball lovers everything they could desire since it launched in 2009. And now, it has never been easier to enjoy the Emmy Award-winning network, because beginning today, MLB Network is available directly to consumers in the United States. Fans can now stream select live out-of-market games,

OAKLAND -- Lawrence Butler did his best to abate the excitement that was buzzing throughout the Coliseum as he made his way from the A’s on-deck circle to the batter’s box in the eighth inning Tuesday night. “I was actually nervous walking up to the plate,” Butler said after the

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. OAKLAND -- Nick Kurtz quickly familiarized himself with the Coliseum on Monday. After signing his first professional contract as the No. 4 overall pick

OAKLAND -- A’s left-hander Hogan Harris and Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti were never teammates in college, though the two share a connection. They are the lone active MLB players drafted out of University of Louisiana at Lafayette. On Monday night, the two former Ragin’ Cajuns faced off as opposing starting

OAKLAND -- The past week has provided some glimpses of why the A’s believe there is a bright future beyond their current rebuild. It began last week with the highly anticipated Major League debut of Jacob Wilson -- rated by MLB Pipeline as Oakland’s No. 1 prospect and the No.

With the season's second half underway, it's once again time for our panel of MLB.com experts to take another stab at predicting which players will be worthy of a place on the All-MLB Team by the close of the year. The All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards has annually recognized

OAKLAND -- Jacob Wilson could not have started his Major League career much better on Friday against the Angels, showing off his nifty glovework on a double-play turn and notching a single in his first plate appearance -- a first Major League hit that set up a two-run inning for

OAKLAND -- Admittedly a bit disappointed by what many inside the A’s clubhouse viewed as an All-Star snub, Brent Rooker held out hope up until the final week of the first half that he might get the call as a late replacement for the Midsummer Classic. All-Star festivities came and

This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. OAKLAND -- Perhaps more than any team in baseball, the A’s were a bit disappointed to see the All-Star break. While the first half

With the 2024 MLB Draft in the rear-view mirror, it’s a convenient time to look at the scope of prospects across MLB’s organizations. Who should we be looking out for in the months to come? Here’s a look at one prospect to watch for each club during the rest of

OAKLAND -- Jacob Wilson experienced the ultimate range of emotions over a span of about five minutes in his Major League debut during Friday’s 13-3 A’s victory over the Angels. Facing Halos starter Griffin Canning in his first Major League at-bat, Wilson -- Oakland’s No. 1 prospect and the No.

OAKLAND -- As manager of the Greeneville Flyboys in the Appalachian League, a summer collegiate baseball league that works in hand with Major League Baseball, Jack Wilson was writing out his lineup card when his son Jacob Wilson gave him a call on Wednesday afternoon. Jacob -- rated Oakland’s No.

This might be the easiest “what to expect” analysis we’ve ever written since we started regularly breaking down how Top 100 prospects might perform in their first taste of the big leagues. Jacob Wilson is going to make contact. A lot of it.

OAKLAND -- When Jacob Wilson took the field at the Coliseum for a ceremonial workout on July 17, 2023, shortly after signing his contract with the A’s, he spoke with excitement about getting his pro journey started and one day making an impact in the big leagues. That time is