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Kurtz in rarefied air through 162 career games

@MartinJGallegos
11:04 AM PDT

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'Gut-wrenching': Ginn takes no-no into ninth only to give up walk-off home run

@MartinJGallegos
11:26 PM PDT

ANAHEIM – At 8:57 p.m. on Monday, J.T. Ginn began the ninth inning at Angel Stadium three outs away from etching his name in Athletics lore forever. At 9:01 p.m., he dejectedly walked off the mound, watching Zach Neto round the bases in elation while the ballpark lights flickered.

Four minutes.

Price drop! Stream games on ATHLETICS.TV

March 26, 2026

With a roster full of young stars like Nick Kurtz and Lawrence Butler, the A’s are looking to charge up the AL West standings, and ATHLETICS.TV is your guide to all the action all season long.

In partnership with NBC Sports California, there are four options to stream games in the

Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team

@Theo_DeRosa
7:55 AM PDT

This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers.

But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close?

In the latest vote predicting the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/awards/all-mlb"

A's defensive miscues rack up on windy, messy weekend

@Theo_DeRosa
May 17, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Athletics second baseman Jeff McNeil swung his arm in clear frustration after bobbling a routine ground ball off the bat of the Giants’ Daniel Susac in the eighth inning of Sunday’s series finale at Sutter Health Park.

While McNeil still managed to recover in time to get Susac

Severino's home struggles resurface as A's fall to Giants

@MartinJGallegos
May 17, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Luis Severino entered Saturday night’s game against the Giants seemingly having turned a corner after his rough start to the season, carrying a 1.88 ERA over his last four starts.

From a pure “stuff” perspective, Severino did not look much different from those previous four outings.

Latest Athletics injuries and transactions

May 18, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest A's injury news and transactions.

A's deal for infielder Williams to add depth at shortstop

@MartinJGallegos
May 16, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- In search of infield depth after losing All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson to the injured list earlier this week, the Athletics swung a deal before Saturday’s game against the Giants, acquiring infielder Alika Williams from the Pirates for Minor League right-hander Kyle Robinson.

Williams immediately joined the

Kurtz homers in 3rd straight game, extends MLB-best on-base streak

@MartinJGallegos
May 16, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Warning to the rest of the league: Nick Kurtz is officially on a heater.

Suarez joins A's active roster after trade from Mariners

@MartinJGallegos
May 15, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Athletics acquired left-hander José Suarez from the Mariners in exchange for cash considerations on Thursday and officially added him to the active roster on Friday, optioning right-hander Mason Barnett to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.

Suarez joins his third organization this season. He

If you wear his son's jersey, you might just end up with an autograph, too

May 15, 2026

As a former All-Star and 12-year big leaguer, Jack Wilson no doubt understands the impact a small gesture can have on young fans. Now as the father of burgeoning A's star Jacob Wilson, an All-Star in his own right, the elder Wilson is still doing his part to

Key takeaways after A's stung just one pitch from victory

@MartinJGallegos
May 14, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO – You can always look back at the events in a game that led up to a critical moment, but on Thursday afternoon, the Athletics truly fell one pitch short of what should have been a series victory over the Cardinals.

Holding a one-run lead as he took over

We have a new record for most ABS challenges in a game

@Theo_DeRosa
May 14, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The new ABS challenge system has certainly changed the game for hitters, catchers and pitchers. But on Thursday, Cardinals skipper Oliver Marmol offered a good reminder of its impact on managers, too.

After a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Athletics, Marmol was finally catching

Three-way prospect makes Single-A pitching debut with scoreless frame

@JesseABorek
May 15, 2026

Shotaro Morii made history when he signed with the Athletics in January 2025, landing the largest signing bonus ($1.5 million) ever handed out to an amateur from Japan. After getting his feet wet stateside in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League last year solely as a hitter, the real

Kurtz shakes off pain, crushes opposite-field grand slam

@MartinJGallegos
May 14, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Nick Kurtz is not one to visibly show when he’s in pain, which is why there was reasonable cause for concern after he fouled a ball hard off his right heel in the fifth inning and hobbled around home plate.

The last thing the Athletics want is to

A's No. 5 prospect Bolte makes immediate impact in MLB debut to remember

@MartinJGallegos
May 14, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Already on the cusp of the big leagues entering 2026 Spring Training with the Athletics, Henry Bolte set the bar even higher for his eventual first call to the Majors with his eye-opening performance throughout camp.

“There’s a lot of us in that coaches’ room that

Langeliers climbs into latest Hitter Power Rankings

May 14, 2026

Spoiler alert: Aaron Judge is the No. 1 hitter in baseball, according to votes cast by a group of MLB.com experts.

The Top 100 Prospects list has been updated, and there's a new No. 1

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 14, 2026

Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin graduated from prospect status by exceeding 130 Major League at-bats Wednesday, and if we’re going to get a new No. 1 overall prospect, we might as well make some tweaks to the full Top 100 Prospects list.

Every so often during the baseball season, we

Langeliers crushes 100th career HR (448 ft!) as breakout season continues

@MartinJGallegos
May 13, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- In what continues to be a season in which Shea Langeliers is rapidly evolving into one of the game’s elite hitters, Thursday night saw a significant milestone for the slugging Athletics catcher.

A's place All-Star SS Wilson on IL with left shoulder subluxation

@MartinJGallegos
May 12, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Athletics will have to move forward without their spark plug.

Jacob Wilson was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder subluxation ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Cardinals. The A’s shortstop sustained the injury while diving for an infield single hit

A's call up OF prospect Bolte, who just recorded 12 straight hits

@MartinJGallegos
May 12, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The noise emanating from the bat of Henry Bolte has become far too loud for the Athletics to ignore.

On the heels of one of the hottest streaks you’ll ever see, Bolte, rated the A’s No. 5 prospect by MLB Pipeline, was called up ahead of

A's have their own version of Ohtani -- and he plays the infield!

@JonathanMayo
May 12, 2026

There may never have been, and there may never be, another international signing of a player as buzz-worthy and game-changing as when Shohei Ohtani signed with the Angels back in December 2017. But the A’s are hoping they can create their own Shotime with their two-way sensation signed for seven

Here is each club's hottest pitching prospect right now

@JimCallisMLB and @SamDykstraMiLB and @JonathanMayo
May 12, 2026

A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospect in each organization. Now it’s time to check in on the pitchers.

While many of the game’s top young arms are still building up and expanding their pitch counts and innings, there have been more