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Shane Bieber and Guardians blank Athletics 8-0 as Stephen Vogt gets first win as manager

Mar. 29, 2024 01:25 AM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shane Bieber struck out 11 in six shutout innings, David Fry had three hits and Stephen Vogt won his managerial debut as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 on Thursday night. Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young Award winner, made his fifth...

Oakland Athletics fans boycott home opener outside stadium in protest of Las Vegas move

Mar. 28, 2024 23:11 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Many fans at the Oakland Coliseum were still hanging out in the parking lot when Alex Wood delivered the first pitch of the season for the Athletics against the Cleveland Guardians. And they had no intention of going into the stadium. In...

Marlins acquire infielder Jonah Bride from Athletics for cash

Feb. 06, 2024 22:38 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins acquired infielder Jonah Bride from Oakland for cash on Tuesday after the Athletics designated him for assignment last week. Bride, 28, has two years of experience in the majors, with a career batting average of .192 in 98 big league games. He hit...

Athletics sign lefty Alex Wood, acquire righty Ross Stripling from Giants

Feb. 02, 2024 19:02 PM EST

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — David Forst and Farhan Zaidi are longtime friends who worked together for years in Oakland, and now executives of each Bay Area team. They made a trade Friday that had been discussed for months, and the Athletics acquired a pair of pitchers to join their...