MLB hands down suspension for brawl; Athletics' Ramon Laureano gets six games, Astros coach gets 20
Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron received a 20-game suspension and a fine Tuesday for his role in a benches-clearing brawl at Oakland, while Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was given a six-game suspension and a fine. Cintron’s suspension is the longest for an on-field transgression ...
Mike Trout's two home runs drive Angels rally to win over A's
Shohei Ohtani contributed to the comeback with a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning.
Ramon Laureano says Astros coach insulted mother, sparking fracas
Oakland outfielder Ramon Laureano says Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron made a crude remark about his mother that prompted a benches-clearing incident Sunday, and Athletics manager Bob Melvin wants Cintron punished harshly by Major League Baseball. Laureano said Monday he regrets charging toward Houston's ...
Yusei Kikuchi's strong start wasted as Mariners fall to Athletics
Pinch-hitter Robbie Grossman lined an RBI double to score Tony Kemp in the top of the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Oakland snapped a three-game losing streak, escaping a major jam in ...
Shohei Ohtani goes hitless one day after horror pitching debut
Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as designated hitter on Monday as the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 to win three out of four and take the teams' season-opening series. A day after he was chased after 30 pitches in his ...
Cutouts provide virtual MLB audience with no actual fans allowed
Some teams in Japan and Taiwan put cutouts in the stands before fans were allowed to attend games.
Matt Keough, who won 45 games for the Central League's Hanshin Tigers from 1987-89 and whose father also played professionally in Japan, has died at the age of 64, MLB's Oakland Athletics said Saturday. Keough, a special assistant with Oakland, was a member of the ...
Ichiro hitless, but Mariners outslug Athletics in MLB season-opening game
Ichiro Suzuki began jogging in from right field shortly before the bottom of the fourth. He was almost at the area near the dugout before the crowd caught on to what was happening and started to cheer. The Mariners waiting to take the field took ...
Mariners newcomer Yusei Kikuchi eager to make first MLB start
When Yusei Kikuchi makes his first start as a major league player at Tokyo Dome on Thursday, he won't be too far away from Seibu Dome, where he stood on the mound for the first time as a professional in June of 2011. "In terms ...
Seattle left-hander Marco Gonzales maintains normal focus for first Opening Day start
Opening Day is a celebratory time for baseball fans. It's when a long winter gives way to spring and the familiar crack of balls ricocheting off wooden bats. The atmosphere promises to be even more jubilant than usual for Seattle Mariners fans, for whom the ...
MLB players revel in Japan's 'carnival' stadium atmosphere
Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball aren't really so different on the field. Everyone is playing the same game and the rules are more or less the same, with some exceptions. But as the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics found out during their exhibitions ...
Khris Davis' bat salvages tie for Athletics
Khris Davis' reputation for hitting home runs preceded him on the Oakland Athletics' trip to Japan, even among some of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' own sluggers. The Oakland star showed the Fighters what the fuss was all about in his club's final game before ...
