1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the Dodgers 7-4 ...

OBSERVER Staff Writer - The Athletics dedicate their inaugural season in West Sacramento to the late franchise icon Rickey ...

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates are out to a 1-4 start on the season, but it's not because of the efforts of Oneil Cruz, that's for sure. Through the first five games of ...

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives," Jackie Robinson said not long before he died in 1972.

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

The first article in this series looked at five impossible baseball cards of the early Junk Wax Era, focusing on the years ...

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 ...

The Athletics officially moved to Sacramento this winter, which means Oakland will not have an Opening Day or home opener for ...

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 ...

“It’s just the nature of the beast,” Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson told MLB Network Radio on Thursday. “Best division in baseball, and every year it’s going to be something different. Really ...