Athletics: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Giants return to familiar ballpark for series with A's

Former Bay Area rivals go head-to-head in West Sacramento, Calif., on Friday night when the San Francisco Giants and Athletics open a three-game interleague series.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

Brewers' Andrew Vaughn Surging With Bryce Harper-Level Production

The Milwaukee Brewers have one of the best front offices in the game when it comes to identifying cheap talent with massive upside. We've already talked about it multiple times this season, but the Brewers have fleeced the Boston Red Sox in back-to-back years at this point.

Athletics News / Inside The Diamonds / May 15

St. Louis Cardinals News & Notes 05/15/2026

The St. Louis Cardinals are 25-18 after winning the last game of the series against the Athletics. They’re 2.5 games back of the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, and they’re 0.5 games back of the Dodgers for the top wild card spot in the National League; they do hold a playoff spot.

Athletics News / Total Pro Sports / May 15

Top 5 MLB Home Run Prop Bets: Exclusive Picks For May 15, 2026

It’s rivalry weekend in the MLB, with local foes battling it out on the field. All 30 teams will be in action on Friday, providing home run prop bet options galore.

Seattle Mariners News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

There are 24 active MLB players with at least one 40-home run season under their belt. How many of those players can you name in five minutes?

The '50-HR, .300 average MLB seasons' quiz

The 'American League MVPs' quiz

The 'Last 40-homer season by MLB team' quiz

Athletics News / Field Level Media / May 15

MLB roundup: White Sox move above .500 for first time since 2023

Randal Grichuk drove in four runs to lift the White Sox to a 6-2 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday, moving Chicago above .500 for the first time since winning its 2023 opener.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / May 14

White Sox sweep Royals, climb above .500 with fifth straight win

Randal Grichuk drove in four runs to lift the White Sox to a 6-2 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday, moving Chicago above .500 for the first time since winning its 2023 opener.

Athletics News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 14

2026-27 Club Options: AL West

In recent weeks, MLBTR has looked forward to next winter’s option classes. We’ll move now to the AL West, where the Athletics have the two most notable decisions.

P.J. Higgins News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 14

Reds Outright P.J. Higgins

The Reds have sent catcher P.J. Higgins outright to Triple-A Louisville, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / May 14

Cardinals score twice in ninth to stun Athletics

Ivan Herrera singled with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the game and Jordan Walker followed with a go-ahead double, rallying the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.

Athletics News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 14

Cardinals’ Jordan Walker super casually robs Tyler Soderstrom of a home run

The St. Louis Cardinals are taking on the Athletics on Thursday with the hopes of earning a second victory in the three-game series. During the contest, outfielder Jordan Walker made a spectacular play on defense by casually robbing Tyler Soderstrom’s would-be home run.

Athletics News / Athlon Sports / May 14

Fantasy Baseball 2026: Best 2-Start Pitchers for May 18-24

Lining up your 2-start pitchers prior to weekly waivers is a strategy that wins fantasy baseball leagues. This is especially true in head-to-head leagues, in formats where roster moves are limited, and in leagues in which the scoring rules highly reward starting pitching.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Athletics News / Athlon Sports / May 14

MLB Pipeline Updates Top 100 Prospects List; Who's No. 1?

With the 2026 season well underway, MLB Pipeline released another revised list of the Top 100 Prospects across Major League Baseball on Wednesday. The most notable change would be at the very top spot, which previously belonged to shortstop Konnor Griffin of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Nick Kurtz News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 14

Athletics’ Nick Kurtz stays hot with lead-off homer vs. Cardinals

With the athletics/athletics-news-pitcher-il-cardinals-game">Athletics finishing the current series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, the game featured another explosive home run from first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

The 'NFL's active 1K-rushers' quiz

The 'Active NBA double-double leaders' quiz

The 'Active playoff scoring leaders' quiz

Athletics News / New Baseball Media / May 14

2026 Transactions: Garrett & Matthews Recalled, A’s DFA Perez

Matt Wallner’s strikeout numbers have never been low throughout his MLB career. But after a .167/.259/.292 start to 2026, Wallner will receive a reset, as he was demoted to Triple-A.

Jose Suarez News / Athlon Sports / May 14

Athletics Acquire Lefty Pitcher From Mariners in Trade

Two American League West rivals have swung a trade with each other. The Athletics are acquiring left-handed pitcher Jose Suarez from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash considerations.

Junior Perez News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 14

A’s Acquire José Suarez, Designate Junior Perez For Assignment

The Athletics acquired left-hander José Suarez from the Mariners in exchange for cash, the teams announced Thursday. Seattle designated Suarez for assignment earlier in the week.

Athletics News / Inside The Diamonds / May 14

St. Louis Cardinals News & Notes 05/14/2026

The St. Louis Cardinals are 24-18 after last night’s loss to the Athletics. They’re 2.5 games back of the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, and they’re 0.5 games back of the Dodgers for the top wild card spot in the National League; they do hold a playoff spot.

Liam Hendriks News / Larry Brown Sports / May 15

Cubs agree to contract with three-time All-Star pitcher

The Chicago Cubs have been hit hard by the injury bug, especially in terms of the pitching depth. Now, the Cubs are adding a three-time All-Star to a minor league deal.

Athletics News / Inside The Diamonds / May 13

St. Louis Cardinals News & Notes 05/13/2026

The St. Louis Cardinals are 24-17 after winning the first game of their series with the Athletics. They’re 2.5 games back of the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, and they hold the top wild card spot in the National League.

Athletics News / Total Pro Sports / May 13

Cardinals vs. Athletics Game 2: Preview & Starting Pitchers – May 13

Cardinals vs Athletics Game 2 has a little “who’s actually hotter right now?” energy to it. St. Louis rolled into Sacramento and grabbed Game 1 behind another strong offensive night, while the Athletics are trying to stop this series from turning into a momentum swing before the weekend even arrives.

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / May 13

With Wilson Out, the A's Infield Has Two Players Fighting for Future Roles

Jacob Wilson was removed from Sunday's game in the fifth inning after diving for a ball and the A's placed him on the injured list on Tuesday afternoon with what they are calling a left shoulder subluxation.

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / May 12

Jacob Wilson Lands on IL, While A's DFA Surprising Player

Jacob Wilson exited Sunday's game in the fifth inning after diving for a ball and finding himself in pain immediately. We now know that Wilson has landed on the IL with a left shoulder subluxation.

Shea Langeliers News / Yardbarker / May 12

Athletics' Shea Langeliers is dominating as an elite offensive catcher

Athletics star Shea Langeliers is putting up some serious, dominant numbers among elite offensive catchers this season.

Can Alek Thomas become the Dodgers' latest reclamation project?

Phillies and Red Sox experiencing different results after early managerial changes

Mariners' Cal Raleigh nearing wrong side of MLB history

The 'Four-HR MLB games' quiz

Henry Bolte News / Just Baseball / May 12

What Henry Bolte Brings to the Athletics Lineup and Where He Fits

If you are an Athletics fan you have likely been asking the same question over and over. When are the A’s going to call up Henry Bolte? Well, the wait is over.

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / May 12

The Blue Jays Just DFA'd a Pitcher the A's Can't Afford to Ignore

We've been saying for months that the Athletics need another left-hander in their bullpen mix, and the Toronto Blue Jays may have just gift-wrapped one.