Baseball Owners, Players Must Set Aside Rhetoric, Forge Partnership

Owners and players must come together to move baseball forward through the pandemic crisis and the years-long rebuild to come.

Gordo

Brewers Signed Brett Anderson To One-Year/$5M Deal

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The No-Rush, No-Worries Cardinals Lead MLB In Offseason Pondering

The Cardinals are slow-playing the starting-pitching market, and I guess my reaction would best be described as a shrug.

KMOX

So You're Starting Dakota Hudson In An Elimination Game

With the Cardinals’ offense held to two runs across the first three games of the NLCS against the Nationals, the team has dug themselves a hole. The odds of the Cardinals winning four straight games aren’t high; our standard odds give the Cardinals a 3.1% chance at taking the series with ZiPS’ method going a bit higher at 4.9%.

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Brett Anderson Interested In Returning To Athletics In 2020

Susan Slusser Twitter

Mike Trout's 45th Puts Him In Same Breath As Ken Griffey

Mike Trout moved into a tie for the Major League lead in homers with an absolute blast into the third deck in left-center field at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday.

Anaheim Official Site

Jon Lester Vows To 'Flat Out Do Better' After Rout

Jon Lester has had back-to-back starts he would rather forget. And so, at a time he considers himself the weakest link to a starting rotation that will be critical to the Cubs’ postseason chances, the veteran left-hander has one priority: Pitch better.

Chicago-N Official Site

Athletics Recalled Nick Martini From Triple-A Las Vegas

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Stephen Piscotty's Walk-Off Home Run In 13th Keeps Party Going

It’s been one big party for the A’s at the Coliseum over the past two nights.

Oakland Official Site

Brett Anderson Day-To-Day After Rolling Ankle

Ron Kroichick Twitter

Athletics Placed Nick Martini On The Injured List

Oakland PR Official Twitter

Ian Desmond Homers, Praises Offensive Approach

Ian Desmond hopes the feeling the Rockies’ offense fostered in the fourth inning of a 6-3 victory over the Athletics on Monday afternoon happens long after the frame’s big hit -- Desmond’s three-run homer -- is forgotten.

Colorado Official Site

Athletics Signed Brett Anderson To Majors Deal

Susan Slusser Twitter

These Players Could Get Qualifying Offers Today

Teams have until 5 p.m. ET to extend their prospective free agents a qualifying offer -- a one-year contract worth $17.9 million (the amount is the mean salary of MLB's 125 highest-paid players).

St. Louis Official Site

Khris Davis' 48th Home Run Buoys Athletics At Anaheim

A's slugger Khris Davis belted his Major League-leading 48th homer on Saturday at Angel Stadium, and Jed Lowrie also went deep, inching closer to joining Davis in triple-digit RBI territory.

Oakland Official Site

Stephen Piscotty's Five RBIs Help Athletics Cut Magic Number To Six

The A's returned to the win column with a bang Wednesday night, clobbering the Angels behind a steady Brett Anderson to lower their magic number to six.

Oakland Official Site

Athletics Placed Brett Anderson On The Ten-Day Disabled List

Oakland PR Official Twitter

Indians, Yankees Interested In Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen, OF, Giants — The Indians and Yankees were exploring the possibility of McCutchen, who has cleared waivers and can be traded anywhere. McCutchen isn’t the player he was in his MVP days in Pittsburgh, but one who can still be a major factor for a contending team with his defense and ability to impact a game offensively.

Boston Globe

Khris Davis Hits 38th Home Run, Ties MLB Lead

Khris Davis sure likes the thought of a 50-homer season. But the A's slugger would rather let his mind drift elsewhere.

Oakland Official Site

Dee Gordon's Home Run In 12th Sends Mariners To Victory

Dee Gordon provides a lot of things for the Mariners -- speed, defense and the versatility to play center field again on Wednesday afternoon with Robinson Cano back at second base following his return from an 80-game suspension.

Seattle Official Site