- Aaron Judge’s 62 home runs is an AL record, but we cannot asterisk or ignore history made by Barry Bonds with 73 to surpass Mark McGwire’s 70 for the most home runs ever hit in a Major League Baseball season. By Christina Kahrl
- Cole Irvin worked six scoreless innings to finish his 2022 season with a 3.98 ERA in 30 starts and the Oakland Athletics won 2-1 in 10 innings over the Angels on a walk-off walk Tuesday. By Matt Kawahara
- Oakland Athletics utilityman Tony Kemp, under team control through next season in his final year of salary arbitration eligibility, said he hopes to still be with the A’s in 2023. By Matt Kawahara
- Stephen Vogt wants to manage, but that’s not the only career path open to the retiring Oakland Athletics catcher. We asked broadcaster Ken Korach, manager Mark Kotsay and GM David Forst on why Vogt would excel in their fields. By John Shea
- The Oakland Athletics erased a late four-run deficit for a 5-4 walk-off win over the Angels in 10 innings, just their third win in 90 games this season when trailing after eight innings. By Matt Kawahara
- In a 2022 season shortened by his serving out a PED suspension and injuries, Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano posted career lows in average(.211) and OPS(.663). By Matt Kawahara
- SEATTLE — While the Seattle Mariners' top task all along was just getting into the postseason, playing home games in the wild-card round was a very close second. Accomplishing that will now take some significant help from others following... By Tim Booth
- Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani? Strong cases can be made for both to win the American League MVP award. Here are John Shea’s picks to win the MVPs and Cy Young Awards, plus Rookies and Managers of the Year. By John Shea
- Appeals court says metal-shredding company near Oakland A’s proposed ballpark site doesn’t have to classify treated residue as hazardous waste and change transport and storage methods, as the A’s had sought. By Bob Egelko
- The expectation that the torn-down 2022 Oakland Athletics might lose 100 games was realized Thursday, but the team might yet achieve additional ignominy even the 108-loss A’s of 1979 didn’t reach. By Matt Kawahara
- ANAHEIM — Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani pitched no-hit ball into the eighth inning and extended his hitting streak to 14 games as he led the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Thursday night. In his final home start of the season,... By Joe Reedy
- ANAHEIM — Mike Trout hit his 38th home run, Michael Lorenzen went five strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels continued their success against the Oakland Athletics with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night. Taylor Ward also homered, while Lorenzen... By Doug Padilla
- ANAHEIM — Jo Adell drove in Matt Duffy with a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels opened their final homestand of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. A.J. Puk (3-3) hit... By Greg Beacham
- Kevin Smith was the Oakland Athletics’ Opening Day third baseman. Weak hitting earned him a June demotion to Triple-A, but a red-hot September at the plate for Las Vegas could put him back in their plans for 2023. By Matt Kawahara
- New University of San Francisco athletic director Larry Williams arrives at the school amid both triumph and turmoil in the Dons’ athletic department. By Ron Kroichick
- Utilityman Chad Pinder, soon to be a free agent after seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, said he would be interested in staying with the team as it tries to build its way back up towards contention. By Matt Kawahara
- An ever-evolving Oakland Athletics lineup was stymied for six innings by Max Scherzer while the Mets jumped on JP Sears in handing the A’s a 13-4 loss Sunday. By Matt Kawahara
- The Oakland Athletics are giving Seth Brown more time in an unusual spot late in the season: center field, a position that has lacked stability for the team all year. By Matt Kawahara
- The Oakland Athletics ended Jacob deGrom’s MLB-record streak of 40 starts allowing three earned runs or fewer in the first inning Saturday en route to a 10-4 blowout of the Mets. By Matt Kawahara
- Chris Bassitt, traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Mets amid an offseason teardown, said of the A’s downturn this season: “It’s tough. I don’t think anyone really wanted to go.” By Matt Kawahara
- The San Francisco Giants face some big decisions on how to shore up their lackluster lineup. Considering Aaron Judge may stay put, pursuing the Yankees slugger in free agency can’t be their only fix. By Bruce Jenkins
- For an Oakland Athletics team evaluating parts of its lineup for next season, this weekend’s series with the Mets would seem a good litmus test. In part one, Chris Bassitt shut them down for eight innings in a 9-2 loss. By Matt Kawahara
- Darin Ruf crushed lefties during his two-plus seasons with the San Francisco Giants, but his bat has cooled since he was traded to the Mets, who hope Ruf will heat up as they try to hold off the Atlanta Braves and win the NL East. By John Shea
- The visiting Mets are rife with Oakland Athletics ties, including outfielder Mark Canha, who rode BART to the Coliseum Friday, and hitting coach Eric Chavez, just inducted into the A’s Hall of Fame. By Matt Kawahara
- The Oakland Athletics have swept just one series all season and couldn’t convert a chance for a second on Thursday, losing 9-5 in the series finale against the Mariners. By Matt Kawahara
- Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt will retire at the end of this season, he announced Thursday, after 10 major-league seasons that included some of his brightest moments with the A’s. By Matt Kawahara
- Oakland Athletics right-hander James Kaprielian pitched seven scoreless innings Wednesday, ending his team-record streak of 34 straight starts of six innings or fewer, as the A’s edged the Mariners, 2-1. By Matt Kawahara
- Oakland Athletics rookie Shea Langeliers said of his strikeout totals in his first extended look at MLB pitching: “I think you definitely could be discouraged from it, but I think it’s just a learning curve.” By Matt Kawahara
- Funding for the Oakland Athletics’ proposed development at Howard Terminal has run into trouble. Blame inflation, blame the A’s estimates, but building a waterfront ballpark might be more than Oakland can afford. By Scott Ostler
- The Oakland Athletics’ ballpark proposal for Howard Terminal is a key issue for the city’s candidates for mayor. We asked all 10 candidates where they stand on developing the site versus building anew at the Coliseum site. By Matt Kawahara
- Tony Kemp hit a three-run homer off Luis Castillo, continuing his second-half turnaround, and Oakland Athletics pitching held the Mariners to one hit in a 4-1 win Tuesday. By Matt Kawahara
- Oakland officials say they are raising more than $320 million to fund offsite infrastructure upgrades for the A’s proposed $12 billion waterfront ballpark and surrounding development project, but officials caution that costs could be nearly double... By Sarah Ravani
- Infielder Jordan Díaz, called up by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, is one of their system’s top hitters, but the 22-year-old’s defense and position are still questions. By Matt Kawahara
- As the Oakland Athletics pursue “parallel paths” to Howard Terminal and Las Vegas, do recent estimates of the Raiders as a $5.1 billion property make an MLB move to Nevada too lucrative to ignore? By Matt Kawahara
- Alex Wood’s season is over. The San Francisco Giants’ left-hander will be shut down due to a shoulder impingement that landed him on the IL earlier this month, manager Gabe Kapler said Sunday. By Matt Kawahara
- There are three strikes, seven balls and foul balls aren’t strikes, just do-overs. It’s 1886, after all. Welcome to Bay Area Vintage Base Ball, a 10-team league that plays at Big Rec in Golden Gate Park and other Bay Area locales. By John Shea
- Unionizing the minor leagues, long overdue, should be good for baseball. The San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics and other MLB teams have been the employers for all players in their systems, not just the big-leaguers. By John Shea
- HOUSTON — Aledmys Diaz hit a two-run homer, Lance McCullers Jr. had a solid start and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. At 94-50, American League-leading Houston’s magic number to...
- Stephen Vogt’s routine grounder with two outs in the ninth inning glanced off Texas shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, scoring the go-ahead run as the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Rangers 8-7 on Wednesday night. By Lary Bump
- ARLINGTON, Texas — Mark Mathias hit his second homer of the game, a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the ninth, as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Tuesday night. Mathias had three... By Associated Press
- A pitch clock. Banning shifts. Limiting pickoffs. Some Oakland Athletics have thoughts on the potential impact of MLB’s new rules for 2023 and what they could mean for their performance. By Matt Kawahara
- After seeing Dave Stewart’s jersey retired Sunday, the Oakland Athletics secured their lone win of a six-game homestand, with Tony Kemp leading the offense in a 10-3 win against the White Sox. By Matt Kawahara
- The Oakland Athletics retired former pitcher Dave Stewart’s No. 34 jersey Sunday, unveiling a new tarp on Mt. Davis wedged between Rollie Fingers (also 34) and Jim “Catfish” Hunter (27). By Ron Kroichick
- “It’s a sad moment”; Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano’s disappointment and anger spilled over Saturday as he and his teammates slog toward the conclusion of one of the worst seasons in franchise history. By Matt Kawahara
- Frustrations boiled over as the Oakland Athletics pitching allowed 20 hits in a 10-2 loss Saturday to the White Sox, who racked up 14 hits against Adrián Martínez, two days after the A’s gave up 21 hits in another blowout loss to Chicago. By Matt Kawahara
- The Oakland Athletics, in a rarity, will retire No. 34 for Dave Stewart on Sunday, years after retiring the same number for Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers. By Matt Kawahara
- The new rules Major League Baseball rolled out this week might help speed up the game, but they might also push some players to explore possible workarounds — what some might call cheating. By Scott Ostler
- The Oakland Athletics picked Austin Pruitt as a fill-in starter Friday night, and Pruitt, in his first start since 2019, pitched five hitless innings, but the A’s fell 5-3 the Chicago White Sox. By John Shea
- Reactions in the Oakland Athletics’ clubhouse were mixed Friday after MLB announced that its competition committee voted for rule changes next year to include a pitch clock, a limit on shifting and larger bases. By John Shea
- To purists and non-purists, Major League Baseball games have become slower and duller. Rule changes going into effect next season are an attempt to get the game back to how it used to be played and appeal to more audiences. By John Shea
- Dave Stewart has deep roots in Oakland — that’s where he grew up, where he pumped life into his stalled major-league career and where the Athletics will retire his No. 34 jersey Sunday. By Ron Kroichick
- The Oakland Athletics were blown out 14-2 in Thursday’s opener against the White Sox, who hit five home runs. The first was by former A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus to open the game. By Matt Kawahara
- Shorstop Elvis Andrus, released by the Oakland Athletics last month, said he feels energized playing now for a White Sox team vying for a postseason berth. By Matt Kawahara
- A judge approved Oakland’s environmental review of the proposed A’s Howard Terminal ballpark site, rejecting challenges by local groups, industry and unions. By Bob Egelko