Elephant Rumblings: A’s Relievers Now Have 531 Career Saves as Club Begins Long AL West Test

A’s Coverage:

• Hall: Oakland A’s acquire Fernando Rodney from Twins...
• Slusser: A’s begin ‘good test’ — long stretch vs. AL West...
• Hall: Ranking the Oakland A’s 2018 player weekend nicknames...

MLB News:

• AP: Mookie Betts completes cycle with home run in ninth at Toronto...
• Dave Roberts: Holding out hope Kenley Jansen’s heart issue not too serious...
• ESPN: Astros’ Justin Verlander ejected after shaky start vs. Mariners...
• AP: Mariners send Felix Hernandez to bullpen amid struggles...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Brown: Here’s the next wave of future managers in MLB...
• Sullivan: Willians Astudillo Pulled Off the Hidden-Ball Trick...
• Fink: Can the Home Run Derby help swings?
• Mushnick: It’s becoming impossible to watch baseball in peace...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1957 - Mickey Mantle blasts a 460-foot homer to become the first player to clear the center-field hedge at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore as the Yankees beat the Orioles, 6 - 3.
• 1985 - Oakland’s Dave Kingman becomes the 21st player to hit 400 career home runs, belting a two-run shot off Matt Young in the 1st inning of the A’s 11 - 5 win at Seattle.

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