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A’s Coverage:
- Ravani: Alameda County agrees to sell its share of Oakland Coliseum to A’s... ($)
- Coffey: Through his lens, legendary photographer Doug McWilliams has left his mark on Bay Area baseball... ($$$)
- Gallegos: A’s make community impact during holidays...
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MLB News:
- Bell: Cleveland, 2B Cesar Hernández agree on one-year, $6.25M pact...
- Cassavell: Padres sign RHP Pierce Johnson to two-year deal worth $5M...
- Frisaro: Marlins ink backstop Francisco Cervelli to one-year, $2M contract...
- Ellement: Former A’s pitcher Rich Hill, wife arrested outside Gillette Stadium before Patriots-Bills game...
- Heyman: White Sox have “very serious” interest in DH Edwin Encarnacion...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Glanville: Why major league players haven’t done more for minor leaguers — and why they should... ($$$)
- Epstein: Don’t let MLB insult you...
- Sarris: The best — and worst — pitches, swings and bat flips of the year... ($$$)
- Posnanski: The Baseball 100 - No. 95, Tony Gwynn... ($$$)
- Randhawa: The top 40 bat flips of 2019...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1969 — In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players Association announces it supports Flood’s suit against baseball and will pay his legal fees.
Best of Twitter:
- The GOAT...
Since 2017, Mike Trout has a .400 OBP in games that the Angels LOST!
— Jim Passon (@PassonJim) December 23, 2019
Only four players have an OBP of ≥.400 since 2017 (min. 1,000 PA’s):
Mike Trout (.447 OBP)
Joey Votto (.412)
Juan Soto (.403)
Aaron Judge (.401)
- Former MLB infielder Ty Kelly is a must-follow...
$80M. I should have been a baseball player https://t.co/z1n16vMqSx
— Ty Kelly (@tykelly11) December 23, 2019
- Worth keeping an eye on...
Biggest takeaway from the Alameda County/Coliseum news is that the #HowardTerminal EIR keeps slipping. Naturally. https://t.co/UH35jkEShB @SarRavani pic.twitter.com/tMEYjd4ihP
— newballpark (@newballpark) December 24, 2019