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A’s Coverage:
- BP: Table For Two: Previewing the Oakland Athletics...
- Lee: Blackburn diagnosed with right forearm strain...
- Zavoral: Oakland A’s will offer brunch at the ballpark...
- Slusser: Trevor Cahill feels strong after first outing back with A’s...
- LA Times: Angels expect Shohei Ohtani to make MLB debut against Oakland Athletics...
- NBC Sports: Oakland Athletics 2018 Preview...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Giants’ Jeff Samardzija likely headed to DL with pectoral strain...
- Yahoo: Former Dolphins, Marlins owner and Blockbuster Video mogul H. Wayne Huizenga dies...
- USA Today: Umpire takes over meaningless spring training game with 5 baffling ejections...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Sawchik: How Long Can Joey Votto Hold Off Decline?
- Fangraphs: The Remaining Path Forward for Minor-League Players...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1990 - Gambler Howard Spira is arrested for extorting money from New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who paid Spira $40,000 in January. The Commissioner will suspend Steinbrenner because of his relationship with the unsavory character.
Best of Twitter:
- Center field update...
FWIW: one NL scout said Fowler isn’t ready right now. Still rusty. That he needs at-bats and will get carved up at the MLB level. https://t.co/iV6nm0WWLg
— Julian McWilliams (@JulianMack105) March 23, 2018
- Starting pitching notes...
Melvin says Blackburn won’t throw for 10 days. He’s relieved the injury isn’t significant; says he feared that it might be torn UCL like Cotton.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) March 22, 2018
Trevor Cahill isn’t sure how long it will take to get ready to start a big league game but he felt strong after 36 pitches today, which is a good sign.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) March 22, 2018
- Excited for Max...
AJ Hinch says he told Max Stassi he has made the team.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 23, 2018
