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A’s Coverage:
- MLB: Beane discusses his three decades with A’s...
- A’s Farm: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Howard & Cohen Help Hounds & Snappers Secure Shutout Wins...
- Boor: Monday’s top prospect performers...
Best of AN:
- Moriarty: A’s Farm Report — Early Season’s Hottest Hitters...
- Fatrolf’s Monday Sketches: Sizzling Khris Davis Edition...
MLB News:
- Sanchez: Gio Gonzalez is making noise as Yankees decision day nears...
- Lauber: Phillies reliever David Robertson hits IL with forearm soreness...
- Torres: Angels place lefty Tyler Skaggs on Injured List with ankle issue...
- Keri: The 30 — Coming off red-hot weeks, Rays and Astros rise to the top... ($)
- Morosi: Second baseman Brandon Phillips intends to play in MLB this season...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Clemens: Fastballs Are Faster (and Rarer) Than Ever...
- Gammons: It’s been a tough start to the season for relievers, but bullpens can shift fast... ($)
- Kelly: Here’s why Pete Alonso could be the next great slugger...
- Garro: The family who got a new puppy because of a Christian Yelich homer gave the pup the best possible name...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1977 - Regulations force Oakland Athletics pitcher Vida Blue to discard his old, discolored lucky cap because it is no longer identical in color, trim and style to those of his teammates.
- 1984 - Dave Kingman of the Oakland Athletics hits three home runs, including a grand slam, in his first three at-bats. In total, Kingman drives in eight runs in a 9 - 6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Best of Twitter:
- Well done, A’s — another great addition to the Coliseum...
We're proud to announce the addition of a Sensory Room at the Coliseum!#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/RZJ0yXSiVb
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) April 15, 2019
- Will Vlad Jr. be as good as his Hall of Fame father?
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now has exactly the same number of at-bats his dad had before his MLB debut. Through 1,055 AB's,
— Kelsie Heneghan (@Kelsie_Heneghan) April 15, 2019
Vlad Sr: .343 AVG, 45 HR, 184 RBI, 95 BB, 115 K in 285 G
Vlad Jr: .332 AVG, 42 HR, 206 RBI, 149 BB, 137 K in 283 G
- How does this even happen...
Yu Darvish, 99mph Triple Kill Fastball (with motion tracker). pic.twitter.com/34DtSIigFG
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 16, 2019