Tagged: Oakland Athletics

Did Josh Reddick make the catch of the year on the first day of exhibition games?

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It’s not even March yet, so it’s impossible to make the catch of the year already, right? Nothing that happens in a spring training exhibition game counts, right? Not to mention the first day of spring training exhibition games, right? Riiiiight? Right, Josh Reddick!?

Uh-oh, Reddick has other ideas. Look at this catch he made Wednesday in the Oakland Athletics’ first exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants.

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Donaldson’s walk-off hit brings A’s closer to playoffs

Josh Donaldson hit a game-winning, bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Tuesday night as they decreased their magic number to clinch another AL West title to six.
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Martin Perez stymies A’s; Rangers take sole possession of first

Martin Perez allowed one run in seven innings to win his sixth consecutive start and Mitch Moreland hit a home run to move the Texas Rangers back into sole possession of first place in the AL West with a 4-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
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Tax increases could factor in MLB negotiations

Team executives and agents wandered into the Agave Sunset lounge at the resort where the general managers’ meetings were held in Indian Wells, Calif. Four of the six flat-screen televisions were showing election coverage, with the other two turned to sports.
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