Only one baseball player between the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants enters 2023 as one of the best in the game. Logan Webb, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, made ESPN’s MLB Rank list of the top 100 players heading into the regular season. No members of the Oakland A’s made the list. Webb […]
On Monday, the San Francisco Giants placed shortstop Brandon Crawford on the injury report with left knee discomfort. The team announced he is expected to miss at least a week of baseball activities before being evaluated. The team’s website says this is the same knee injury that landed the 36-year-old on the injured list twice […]
Baseball’s extra-inning, extra-runner rule is returning not just for the 2023 season, but for many seasons to come. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers reports MLB’s joint competition committee unanimously voted to adopt the rule for the 2023 season and beyond. The rule was first introduced during the pandemic-shortened season in 2020 and approved on a season-by-season basis […]
The Oakland A’s continue to add to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year contract with Japanese pitcher Shintaro Fujinami. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the A’s plan to use the 28-year-old pitcher in their rotation. Fujinami joins Oakland after 10 seasons with the Hanshin Tigers where he amassed a 57-54 record with a 3.41 ERA. In […]