The Rays announced that they have selected Aaron Brooks‘ contract from Triple-A Durham. Outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy was designated for assignment to open up a 40-man roster spot for Brooks, and right-hander Mason Englert was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding 26-man roster move.
The A’s have agreed to minor league deals with a pair of old friends, signing outfielder Nick Martini and righty Aaron Brooks, per the transaction log at MLB.com.
A depth option that filled in admirably during his time with us Our Season In Review series continues today with a player that made just five appearances for the club, but was funnily enough on his third separate stint with the Athletics.
According to the transaction log on MiLB.com, right-hander Aaron Brooks has elected free agency. The 34-year-old spent most of the year down in Triple-A Las Vegas, racking up a 4.92 ERA across 67 2/3 innings in 15 games (nine starts).
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Aaron Brooks, a former member of the Baltimore Orioles’ starting rotation in 2019, is back in the Majors after the Oakland Athletics selected his contract on Sunday.
The Oakland Athletics (22-32) match up against the Houston Astros (23-29) at home in Oakland on Sunday. The game starts at 4:07 PM ET. The Astros will give the nod to Ronel Blanco (4-0) versus the Athletics and Aaron Brooks (0-1).
Following a three-game losing streak, the Colorado Rockies (15-31) face off against the Oakland Athletics (19-30) on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET. The probable starters are Aaron Brooks (0-1) for the Athletics and Cal Quantrill (3-3) for the Rockies.
Aaron Brooks with a head-turning start though The A’s dropped their third straight game to the rival Astros, falling to their division rival by a final of 3-0 on a night the bats could only muster two hits.
Brady Basso heading back to Vegas The Athletics announced a series of roster moves on Wednesday just a few hours before their game against the Astros: So Wood finally goes on the IL after trying to pitch through the shoulder injury.
Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk is slated for elbow surgery on Wednesday, per Martín Gallegos of MLB.com on X, though the club is not providing any details until after the procedure.
Penn State’s 3x Champs were joined by Missouri’s 2x Champ Keegan O’Toole and Northern Iowa’s aspiring Champ Parker Keckeisen, at the pre-tourney presser.