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A’s Coverage:
- Game #43: A’s miss out on the sweep, but take the series vs Red Sox...
- Slusser: A’s prospect James Kaprielian dealing with shoulder soreness...
- Drath: Can Wilmer Font turn it around?
- Slusser: A’s to place Bruce Maxwell on restricted list for Toronto series...
- Oakland A’s prospect watch: Richie Martin showing signs of life in Double-A...
MLB News:
- AP: Derek Jeter staying positive despite frustrations with Marlins’ record, attendance...
- ESPN: Joey Votto apologizes for ripping Canadian baseball...
- Owens: Brandon Belt suggests umpire made bad call on purpose to try ‘to get the game over with’...
- MLB: Verlander spins 5-hit shutout, gets 2,500th K...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Moore: The Rise of the New Fireman, Josh Hader...
- Kram: If Manny Machado Still Played Third, He Might Be MVP...
- ESPN: Joey Gallo does not want to fill the Rangers’ hole at third base...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1941 - The city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania declare a legal holiday to honor Philadelphia Athletics manager on Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park.
- 1998 – On “Beanie Baby Day” at Yankee Stadium, David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the Yankees beat Minnesota, 4 - 0. Wells, whose “perfecto” is the first by a Yankees pitcher since Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, also sets an American League record by retiring 37 batters in a row, dating back to his start on May 12th against Kansas City. Minnesota shortstop Pat Meares flies out to right fielder Paul O’Neill to complete the perfect afternoon.
- 2016 - Khris Davis has a three-homer game, including a grand slam as the Athletics defeat the Rangers, 8 - 5. His slam off Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson ends the game with two outs in the bottom of the 9th after a two-run homer by Ian Desmond had put Texas ahead, 5 - 4, in the top of the inning.
Best of Twitter:
- He had one heck of series...
Piscotty makes incredible catch in the stands. pic.twitter.com/iW3u9AKDoN
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) May 17, 2018
- Well, we earned Alex Cora’s respect...
Red Sox manager Alex Cora on the A's: "Those guys. Get them out of here. The quality of the at-bats, I was just telling somebody, that was uncomfortable, the way they foul off pitches. Even with two strikes, they’re doing damage."
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) May 17, 2018
- A promising sign...
Matt Olson seems as if he's getting his swing back. Pounds a fastball the other way off Kimbrel.
— Julian McWilliams (@JulianMack105) May 17, 2018