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Giambi to re-join Oakland, pending physical Wed Jan  7 01:14:22 2009 EST
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics have signed first baseman Jason Giambi to a one-year contract worth a reported $4 million. The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting the deal has a club option for the 2010 season worth $5.5 million with a $1.25 million buyout. The slugger is set to have a physical on Wednesday before the deal can become official. Giambi played the first seven years of his career in Oakland, taking home AL MVP honors in 2000 for the A's, as he hit .333 w
A's don't offer arbitration to Thomas Mon Dec  1 23:38:59 2008 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics declined to offer salary arbitration to any of their four free agents, including designated hitter Frank Thomas. Left-handed pitcher Alan Embree, right-handed pitcher Keith Foulke, and outfielder Emil Brown were also not offered arbitration. The A's can continue to negotiate with all four players, but won't receive compensation if any of the free agents signs with another team. The 40-year-old Thomas was signed as a free agent on April 24 aft
Oakland signs RHP Schroder Wed Nov 19 20:16:56 2008 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Veteran right-handed reliever Chris Schroder, who spent the previous three seasons with Washington, signed a major league contract Wednesday with the Oakland Athletics. During his career, a span of 62 games, the 30-year-old has compiled a 2-5 record with a 4.46 ERA. He had just four relief appearances last season at the major league level, but also went 5-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 43 appearances with Columbus, Washington's Triple-A affiliate. The A's also selected the
A's, Ellis agree on two-year extension Mon Oct 20 15:54:55 2008 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with second baseman Mark Ellis on a two-year contract extension Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the new pact includes a club option for the 2011 season. Ellis led all major league second basemen in fielding last year (.993), the second time he has done so in the past three seasons, but batted a career-low .233. Ellis drew 53 walks and stole 14 bases, both career highs, but appeared in just 117 games
Mariners end awful season with sweep of A's Sun Sep 28 19:50:15 2008 EST
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Yuniesky Betancourt's two-run triple in the fifth inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics to sweep the final series of the year at Safeco Field. R.A. Dickey surrendered three runs on six hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings, with two strikeouts, to earn the victory for Seattle (61-101). J.J. Putz struck out the side in the ninth for his 15th save of the season. "I think we definitely ended on a good note," Mariners outfielder Raul Ibanez
Lopez homers twice to lift M's over A's Sat Sep 27 02:10:17 2008 EST
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Jose Lopez launched two homers to give the Seattle Mariners a 10-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the first of three games to finish out the season at Safeco Field. Lopez finished with four RBI while Luis Valbuena went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for Seattle, which, despite the win, has lost 14 of 16. Ichiro Suzuki scored his 100th run of the season, giving him eight straight seasons with 100 runs and 200 hits, matching Lou Gehrig's all-time rec
Mariners, A's open series at Safeco Field Fri Sep 26 11:23:30 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners begin the final series of what's been a miserable 2008 season with tonight's first of three straight meetings with the Oakland Athletics from Safeco Field. Seattle sports the worst record in the majors at 58-101 and has lost 14 of its last 15 games. The team has a chance to tie a franchise record for most defeats in a season (104 in 1978) if it is swept by the Athletics this weekend. The Mariners' latest setback came Thursday against the American League W
Rangers host A's in home finale Wed Sep 24 10:47:34 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers close out their 2008 home schedule with this afternoon's rubber match of a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics from Rangers Ballpark at Arlington. Texas, which is 39-41 on its home grounds so far this year, moved a half-game in front of the Athletics for second place in the American League's West Division with Tuesday's 6-4 triumph. Hank Blalock continued his torrid recent hitting by belting a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning that s
Blalock leads Rangers over A's in Arlington Tue Sep 23 23:05:21 2008 EST
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Hank Blalock hit the go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Texas Rangers a 6-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the middle tilt of a three-game set. Marlon Byrd also drove in a pair of runs for the Rangers, who halted their five-game slide. Milton Bradley went 3-for-3, drove in a run and scored in the win. Starter Dustin Nippert lasted 6 1/3 innings and surrendered four runs on six hits but got a no-decision. Jamey Wright (8-7) took the
Athletics resume series with Rangers in Arlington Tue Sep 23 10:48:49 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics will attempt to keep up their strong late-season run when the red-hot club continues a three-game series with the struggling Texas Rangers tonight at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Oakland has won eight of its last nine games and four straight contests following an extra-inning triumph over the Rangers in Monday's opener of this set. Travis Buck doubled in Cliff Pennington with the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Athletics to a 4-3
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