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A’s Coverage:
- Rays Rely On Long Ball, Down A’s 4-3...
- Slusser: A’s hitting coach Mike Aldrete provides more advice for Dustin Fowler...
- Matt Chapman unleashed a ridiculously perfect throw from beyond the third-base coach’s box...
- Lee: Davis expected back Thursday vs. Rays...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Ted Leitner, longtime Padres announcer, taking leave for cancer...
- Rogers: Joe Maddon on Anthony Rizzo slide ruling by MLB: ‘I believe I’m right’...
- Snyder: Mets rotation dealt another blow as Steven Matz leaves start with finger injury...
- NCAA baseball tournament: 9 storylines to follow as the road to the College World Series begins...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Brown: Getting knocked down has been part of the fight for rookie manager Gabe Kapler...
- Mailhot: Finding the Next Edwin Díaz...
- Brudnicki: The Most Talented Man Who Never Pitched in the Majors...
- Carleton: Walking Away From The Shift...
- Ortiz: Comfort or safety? For MLB sluggers, C-Flap helmet not so ‘freakish,’ but still a rarity...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1956 - Mickey Mantle hits one of the most memorable home runs in his career, in the second game of a doubleheader with the Washington Senators. He tags a pitch from Pedro Ramos that comes within 18 inches of leaving Yankee Stadium, something never accomplished by any major leaguer. The ball was still climbing when it caromed off the upper-stand facade, about 396 feet from home plate. Estimates are that the ball could have traveled more than 600 feet. It is Mantle’s 20th home run of the season — no one else has ever hit 20 home runs before June.
- 1995 - Mark McGwire ties a major league record by hitting five home runs in back-to-back games. His three homers today in consecutive at-bats help the Oakland Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox, 8 - 1.
Best of Twitter:
- A couple quirkjians for you...
Tuesday, the Marlins started three players that go by initials, J.T. Realmuto, JT Riddle and J.B. Shuck. Last year, they became the first team to start two players that go by J.T. in the same game. #quirkjians
— Tim Kurkjian (@Kurkjian_ESPN) May 30, 2018
Saturday, the Blue Jays’ Russell Martin started at SS. He became the 1st player to start his first game at SS after playing 1,000+ games at catcher, confirmed by @EliasSports. The only other catcher to start at SS after at least 300 games at catcher was Mickey Owen (671) in 1943.
— Tim Kurkjian (@Kurkjian_ESPN) May 30, 2018
- Could be compelling...
Moneyball the sequel is just going to be Billy Beane and Art Howe burner accounts ripping each other and sharing Jeremy Giambi gossip.
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) May 30, 2018
