Elephant Rumblings: Ex-A’s player Sonny Gray says Bob Melvin suspicious of dugout camera “for years”

A’s Coverage:

• A’s manager Bob Melvin was suspicious of dugout camera in Houston for years, says Sonny Gray ($)
• Gallegos: Injury update: No elbow damage for Jefferies
• Moriarty: A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects List
• Thanawalla: Russell Martin draws free-agent interest from A’s, others
• Gallegos: Notes: Luzardo turns heads; Brown hits slam
• Harrigan: 50 HRs AND a Gold Glove? This guy could do it (Matt Olson)
• Kawahara: Can A’s Marcus Semien build on breakout 2019? He sees a path to improvement ($)
• Brazil: A’s pitchers Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk plan to live together in Oakland

MLB News:

• MLB.com: Injury updates: Snell, Judge, Cutch, Suárez
• Justice: These roster battles are getting interesting

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Warne: What Changed for Homer Bailey in Oakland?
• Laurila: Sunday Notes: Red Sox Prospect Jarren Duran is a Speedy, Intense Anomaly
• Harris: May 2, 1951: Rogovin, Ginsberg, and Limmer make Jewish baseball history together (Jewish P and C vs. Jewish batter, A’s v. Tigers)

Today in Baseball History:

• 1966 - Commissioner William Eckert voids the contract recently signed by collegiate star Tom Seaver. The Atlanta Braves had signed Seaver to a $50,000 bonus a week earlier, but Eckert cites a rule prohibiting teams from signing players while their college seasons are ongoing. A special draft will be held after the collegiate season to reassign Seaver’s rights.
• 1973 - Eddie Bane of Arizona State University pitches a 9 - 0 perfect game against Cal State Northridge. Bane will rack up a record of 41-4 in college. He will eventually reach the major leagues with the Minnesota Twins, but will win only seven games in three seasons.

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