The A's had all of the pomp and circumstance like every other home opener in their history, but nothing was quite like this ...

1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles ...

The A’s took a dated, unremarkable minor-league ballpark and turned it into something that would resemble the sixth or ...

The Athletics traded speedy outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for right-handed starting pitcher Carlos Duran ...

1973 — The “Alert Orange Baseball” is used for the first time in major league ... Shane Andrews, Mark Grace and Mike Piazza hit home runs in the game. 2002 — Rickey Henderson is added to the Boston ...

My previous article looked at five impossible baseball cards of the Junk Wax Era: 1987 Topps Ricky Wright (SIGNED) 1989 Upper ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports ... ring as the A's defeated ...

In the meantime, on the field, they hope to become one of the better stories in baseball behind their up-and-coming roster ...

For the first time, an authentic regular-season Major League Baseball game was being played ... honor of the late Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson. Henderson’s three daughters threw ...

They’re not just numerals on a page. The best numbers tell us stories, give us insight, help us make sense of a fascinating ...