February 21, 2020 David Ortiz says Mike Fiers looks like 'snitch' in cheating scandal; pitcher reveals he's received death threats David Ortiz ripped Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers on Thursday, saying he looked like a “snitch” for blowing the whistle on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scheme late last year.
February 17, 2020 A's Liam Hendriks helps fire victims back home in Australia A world away, Liam Hendriks had to do something to help everyone affected by the ravaging fires back home in Australia.
February 12, 2020 Mike Fiers took his workouts to another level, cleared mind In the ocean off the Florida coast, Mike Fiers found a way to get his mind off everything this winter for a couple of hours at a time and prepare for another baseball season.
December 3, 2019 San Diego Padres acquire Jurickson Profar in trade with Oakland Athletics The San Diego Padres acquired infielder Jurickson Profar from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for catcher Austin Allen, the teams announced Monday.
December 3, 2019 Treinen, Sanchez, Russell, Sánchez become free agents Former All-Stars Blake Treinen, Aaron Sanchez and Addison Russell were among 56 players who became free agents along with current Gold Glove second baseman Yolmer Sánchez when their teams declined to offer 2020 contracts Monday rather than make them eligible for salary arbitration.
November 12, 2019 World Series champion Johnny Damon says athletes should visit White House to talk about issues bothering them World Series champion outfielder Johnny Damon said Monday he was happy to see the Washington Nationals visit the White House and that all athletes should follow suit.
November 8, 2019 Sandy Alderson, ex-Mets GM, says he offered to pay for Florida county libraries to get New York Times access A former New York Mets executive, who's reportedly irked that a Florida county decided to cut access to the New York Times at local libraries, says he'll pay out of his own pocket to keep the Gray Lady available in the Sunshine State.
November 5, 2019 Trout, Bregman, Semien AL MVP award finalists Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, Houston third baseman Alex Bregman and Oakland shortstop Marcus Semien are finalists for the AL MVP award.
October 9, 2019 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred warned Oakland officials about Athletics move to Las Vegas, mayor says MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred warned Oakland officials that the Athletics could move to Las Vegas if a lawsuit preventing the franchise from building a new stadium doesn’t get dropped.
October 3, 2019 Tampa Bay Rays top Oakland A's 5-1 in AL Wild Card Game, as Yandy Diaz smacks 2 homers After playing only one game since late July because of a foot injury, Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz hit a leadoff homer and went deep again in the third inning.
