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Padres Promote Ethan Salas

Sept. 1: San Diego announced Salas’ promotion to the majors. His contract has been formally selected, with Rengifo indeed moving to the 60-day IL to open a roster spot.

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Boston Red Sox Cut Ties With 28-Year-Old Infielder

The Boston Red Sox designated 28-year-old infielder Brett Harris for assignment Tuesday, clearing a 40-man roster spot as they continue to shuffle depth late in the 2026 season.

MacKenzie Gore News / Field Level Media / September 1

Contending Rangers turn to MacKenzie Gore against struggling A's

Needing a strong September to push their way into the playoffs, the Texas Rangers will hope to carry recent success at the plate into the regular season's final month.

Athletics News / Athletics on SI / September 1

Athletics Picked Apart: Takeaways From Lackluster Series Opener

After getting thrown around by the Orioles, the Athletics would get tossed even further by the Rangers. There is no doubt that the Athletics are not playing good baseball.

Alex Bregman News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Multiple 3-HR games in a season' quiz

How many of the MLB players to hit three home runs in a single game multiple times in the same season can you name in five minutes?

The 'MLB 30/30 Club members' quiz

The 'Last cycle by MLB team' quiz

The '2025 MLB home run leaders' quiz

Athletics News / Athletics on SI / September 1

How Athletics Have Found a Potential Star Reliever

The A's pitching staff has been one of the worst in all of baseball this season, and you can blame injuries, but some players have just flat-out underperformed.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Athletics News / Athletics on SI / September 1

How Athletics Can Bounce Back To Close Out Rangers Series

The Athletics need to turn the ship around. There is no question that the Athletics are going down a very dark path. Mark Kotsay is struggling to make the correct decisions; the offense has hit a wall, and the starting rotation is in disarray.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / September 1

MLB roundup: Alex Bregman hits 3 of Cubs' club-record 9 home runs

Alex Bregman hit three of the Cubs' franchise-record nine home runs in Chicago's 17-3 win against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. Tyrone Taylor, Nico Hoerner, Carson Kelly, Matt Shaw, Seiya Suzuki and Michael Conforto also homered for Chicago, which hit 62 home runs in August, the most by a team in any month in National League history.

Athletics News / Sport Relay / September 1

deGrom, Rangers Thump Athletics

ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 31) — The Texas Rangers began their latest homestand with a 8–1 victory over the Athletics Monday evening in front of a small crowd of 22,572.

Ethan Salas News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 1

Padres To Promote Ethan Salas

The Padres are calling up top catching prospect Ethan Salas, reports Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Salas, who turned 20 in June, will be the youngest player in the big leagues.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / August 31

Jacob deGrom fires 7 shutout innings as Rangers rout Athletics

Jacob deGrom threw seven scoreless innings while Brandon Nimmo and Cody Freeman each had two hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers earned an 8-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday in Arlington, Texas.

Gage Jump News / Athletics Nation / August 31

Losing Streak Hits Four, A’s Lose To Rangers 8-1

The Athletics’ losing streak hit four games on Monday night. The team dropped their series opener in Texas against the Rangers 8-1. The starting pitching wasn’t great, the bats were silent against a generational talent, and that all adds up to another loss.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / August 31

After a brutal start, Rangers' Jacob deGrom takes aim at A's

The Texas Rangers need all the help they can get if they're going to sneak into the postseason. That begins with more consistent outings from two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom.

Athletics News / CBSSports.com / August 31