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A’s Coverage:
- A’s extend condolences to Lockard family...
- Killion: A five-point plan for the A’s continued success...
- Petriello: The record you didn’t know the A’s could set...
- Slusser: Key to A’s offense? Long at-bats that leave opposing pitchers in foul mood...
- Ham: Aggressive by nature, Matt Chapman learns patience to become A’s star...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Three and out — Rangers turn rare 5-4 triple play against Angels...
- ESPN: Mets set franchise record with 24 runs behind Jose Bautista’s 7 RBIs...
- ESPN: Yasiel Puig suspended 2 games, fined; Nick Hundley also fined...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Cantion: Marcus Stroman believes social media is a positive, powerful force...
- Szymborski: The Redisappearance of Matt Kemp...
- Baumann: Ronald Acuña and Juan Soto Already Look Like Hall of Famers, but Who’s Gonna Have the Better Career?
Today in Baseball History:
- 1985 - Reggie Jackson hits his 522nd career home run off Oakland’s Bill Krueger to move past Ted Williams and Willie McCovey into 8th place on the all-time list.
- 2004 - As she enters Raley Field at 6:27 p.m., five-year-old Olivia Perez is honored by the Sacramento RiverCats as she becomes the four millionth fan in franchise history. The Triple A affiliate of the Oakland A’s reaches the milestone faster than any club in minor league baseball history.
Best of Twitter:
- Thoughts?
The comeback of Billy Beane: @Athletics architect reminds us he still knows how to play (via @MontePooleNBCS) https://t.co/LDmzxAwKpR pic.twitter.com/fkmOFiI2BZ
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 16, 2018
- This is not a fair world...
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your kind words about Chris. I am overwhelmed with the response to our story and I can't individually respond to all of you but know that I have read each one and it means the world.
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) August 17, 2018
- Not sure I’ve ever seen this before...
“Hey blue, hold this for me?” – Nick Castellanos. pic.twitter.com/t6FswIkQKs
— MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2018