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A full season of Shea Langeliers is a must-see TV for the A’s

On August 16, 2022, in the second inning of a night game at Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas, a young and bulky catcher donning the away colors of the Athletics stood to the plate. He is about to take his first-ever Major League at-bat, a moment he will remember. And, he wasted no time introducing […]

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“Robo-Umps”: A Modern Solution to One of Baseball’s Biggest Problems

June 2, 2010, is a day in infamy for Major League Baseball. This was when Armando Galarraga became the 21st pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game… or at least it should have been. With two outs in the 9th inning, Jason Donald of the now Cleveland Guardians hit a ground ball to […]

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A’s officially introduce Shintaro Fujinami

Shintaro Fujinami, the sought-after Japanese pitcher who was Oakland’s loudest offseason signing, is officially introduced Tuesday afternoon before the press. Fujinami’s signing, a one-year, $3.25 million deal, headlined a seemingly quiet but active offseason for last season’s AL West cellar-dwellers, which is in the wake of yet another painful offseason, losing 2021 Gold Glove-winning backstop […]

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Predicting the Winners of Each Division in 2023

AL East: Toronto Blue Jays This feels like the Blue Jays’ year to finally take control of the division. They’ve rounded out some of the rough edges from last season by adding good defenders and left-handed bats this off-season. Their pitching staff also saw improvements with the addition of Chris Bassitt. The Yankees feel like […]

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Cuban RHP Luis Morales poses with A's execs as one of the team's new int'l signings. (h/t @Athletics on Twitter)

Top Cuban Pitching Prospect Headline A’s New International Signings

(OAKLAND)-After making the splash by inking a deal with sought-after Japanese hurler Shintaro Fujinami, the A’s sign deals with more overseas prospects, with two of them ranked in the MLB’s Top International Prospects. Oakland announced Monday it had signed 17 international prospects, which included Cuban right-hander Luis Morales, the fifth-best international prospect by MLB.com, and […]

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