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Rickey Henderson, Oakland A’s legend and baseball’s stolen bases king, dies at 65
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Rickey Henderson, Oakland A’s legend and baseball’s stolen bases king, dies at 65

LA Times  

Former Oakland Athletics star Rickey Henderson attends a game between the Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland on Sept. 25. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two World Series titles and a Gold Glove award. I will miss my …

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The Oakland A’s are leaving. What I’ll carry with me after 4 decades as a fan
3 months ago

The Oakland A’s are leaving. What I’ll carry with me after 4 decades as a fan

New York Times  

I took my sons to their final Oakland A’s game on Friday night. A stat posted earlier this month by A’s baseball information manager Mike Selleck that listed the career leaders in games played at the Oakland Coliseum went a long way toward explaining why. Any one of those players could have been a face of the franchise, someone to …

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Oakland A’s to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Oakland A’s to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The departing Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million, paving the way for the group to build a giant entertainment and sports complex in a long-neglected part of the San Francisco Bay Area city. The sports and entertainment group states on …

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The legacy of ‘Moneyball’: objective metrics and statistical analyses
8 months, 1 week ago

The legacy of ‘Moneyball’: objective metrics and statistical analyses

The Hindu  

Michael Lewis’s ground-breaking 2003 book Moneyball, which was later adapted into a Brad Pitt-starrer movie in Hollywood, is one of the significant publications that defined the first quarter of the twenty-first century. “It didn’t take me long to figure out that, in a not so roundabout way, Kahneman and Tversky had made my baseball story possible,” Lewis subsequently wrote in …

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As Oakland A’s explore Coliseum lease extension, fan relations remain fraught
10 months ago

As Oakland A’s explore Coliseum lease extension, fan relations remain fraught

New York Times  

The Oakland A’s say they’re open to splitting the Coliseum venue with two local soccer teams, a team spokesperson told The Athletic. The A’s have indicated they would be open to sharing the Coliseum in 2025 with two local soccer teams: the Oakland Roots of the USL and the Oakland Soul of the USL W. GO DEEPER Roots and Soul …

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Oakland A’s fans come together in community protest: ‘It means so much to so many people’
1 year, 6 months ago

Oakland A’s fans come together in community protest: ‘It means so much to so many people’

New York Times  

OAKLAND — In one corner, there was a live brass band. And there were free T-shirts, all adorned with a simple message: “SELL.” June 13’s reverse boycott may end up being the last big tailgate party in Oakland A’s history. “All the Oakland A’s fans in history are right here,” said Gino Sunnen, a longtime A’s fan who moved to …

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Oakland A’s reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas Strip
1 year, 7 months ago

Oakland A’s reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas Strip

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics have reached an agreement with Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a potential stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip. “We are honored to have been selected to partner with the Oakland Athletics on this monumental step in helping to bring Major League Baseball to the great city …

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Oakland A’s plan to buy land for new stadium in Las Vegas, move there in 2027
1 year, 8 months ago

Oakland A’s plan to buy land for new stadium in Las Vegas, move there in 2027

LA Times  

The Oakland Athletics’ average attendance of 10,129 is lowest in the majors. Las Vegas raided Oakland of its football team three years ago, and Las Vegas appears on the verge of making off with Oakland’s baseball team as well. The Oakland Athletics are planning to buy land near the Las Vegas Strip with the plan of building a new ballpark …

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Oakland A's 'agree a one-year deal' with Japanese three-time All-Star Shintaro Fujinami
1 year, 11 months ago

Oakland A's 'agree a one-year deal' with Japanese three-time All-Star Shintaro Fujinami

Daily Mail  

Right-hander Shintaro Fujinami will make his Major League Baseball debut with the Oakland Athletics in 2023, ESPN reported Wednesday, following an up-and-down playing career in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers. Fujinami, 28, signed a one-year deal with the A's, according to the report, after the three-time All-Star in his native country went through the posting process required of players moving …

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