Elephant Rumblings: MLBPA Files Grievance Against A’s, Former Favorite Retires

A’s Coverage:

• Players union files grievance vs. A’s, 3 other teams over revenue-sharing spending
• A’s receive good news on a couple of their projected stars...
• Andrew Bailey Announces Retirement...
• Powell relying on defense, speed to win CF job...
• Graveman getting better feel for breaking ball...
• Oakland Athletics 2018 top-50 prospects: Dustin Fowler, CF...

MLB News:

• Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani tallies two walks, RBI in DH debut...
• Mariners P Felix Hernandez struck by line drive, leaves game vs. Cubs...
• The Rays are reportedly nearing new TV deal worth $1 billion...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Inside Seahawks QB Russell Wilson’s first day at Yankees camp...
• Sullivan: Hosmer and Yelich Do Not Need to Change...
• Meet Me in Waxahachie: The Offbeat, Unlikely, and Forgotten Cities of Spring Training...
• Baseball around the World: Scotland...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1962 - An architect offers a proposal to encase Candlestick Park in a plastic screen “saran cloth” to shield it from the wind.
• 2012 - The A’s get some bad news when tests on the injured knee of 3B Scott Sizemore reveal a torn ligament, leaving the team without its starter at the hot corner for the entire season. He will undergo surgery once the swelling in his knee subsides.

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