ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers, including a dramatic tying drive in the bottom of the ninth inning. He drove in a career-high eight runs, the most by a Japanese-born player in major league history. And somehow, it still was not enough for his Los Angeles Angels to beat the Kansas City […]
Continue readingOAKLAND, Calif. — An AL West title will mean so much more than simply clinching a playoff berth given how the past two seasons have gone for the Oakland Athletics. Then, the A’s might let loose and celebrate a little. But not just yet. They secured a third straight playoff berth with Seattle’s loss to […]
Continue readingPuk, a top prospect expected to be in the A’s rotation once healthy, was bothered by the issue months ago during spring training. He felt it in a recent intrasquad game and had his outing cut short. Right-hander Daniel Mengden will fill the spot at the back end of the A’s rotation, manager Bob Melvin […]
Continue readingWhat we can do is check back on the 2010s on how free agency worked — or didn’t work — for all 30 franchises. For each team we’ll list the total dollars committed in free agency (starting with new contracts for the 2010 season, not including money carried over from previous deals), where they ranked […]
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