Third base will be where all the action is for the A's this spring. With nearly every spot on the diamond locked down, the hot corner offers a bit of intrigue when games get going next month.
The one spot in the A's batting order that doesn't have a certain player stationed there is at third base at the moment. It's a position we've talked about
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The Athletics have said that they'll explore their options for reinforcements at second and third base this winter, given that Zack Gelof and Brett Harris have undergone surgery in the past month.
The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.
Darell Hernaiz has played a much bigger role on this 2025 Athletics team than last year, where he had a smaller and more limited role, and also lost time due to injury.
Shortstop Darell Hernaiz became a huge contributor for the A's this August, and it all began earlier in the month in a breakout game in Washington, going 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI in the A's 16-7 win.
Call it the “Darell Hernaiz” effect — since Hernaiz arrived on the scene he has put together a lot of excellent plate appearances and suddenly his teammates seem to be following suit.
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There aren't a ton of open roster spots on the Athletics these days, with the emergence of rookie Nick Kurtz at first base pushing Tyler Soderstrom to left field, and fellow rookie Jacob Wilson being voted into the All-Star Game as the AL's starting shortstop.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
With pitchers and catchers set to report this Wednesday, and position players to arrive just days after, Spring Training is about to be in full swing for the Sacramento-bound Athletics.
Not a lot went right for the rookie in his first taste of the big leagues Our Season In Review series continues this morning with a look back at one of the many young infielders that the A’s tried out during the lost 2023 season.
Darell Hernaiz made the Oakland Athletics 26-man roster out of camp in 2024, and he made his MLB debut on Opening Day, pinch-hitting for first baseman Ryan Noda, then taking over at third base.
The Oakland A's promoted 2024 third-round selection Joshua Kuroda-Grauder to Triple-A to begin the week as a backup shortstop to Darell Hernaiz for the final week of the season, and on Thursday night he was able to make his debut with the Aviators, going 1-for-4 with a single.
Reinforcements? The A’s announced a major roster move just before hitting the road for Cincinnati, activating star prospect Jacob Wilson off of the IL and adding him back to the major league roster: Yes, yes, we may be getting ahead of ourselves here but the writing is clearly on the wall.
With Wednesday's doubleheader came a plethora of injury updates before the Oakland A's head out on the road. In a press release, the team announced that shortstop Darell Hernaiz was placed on the IL with a left ankle sprain after being lifted from Tuesday's game.
The Oakland Athletics placed rookie shortstop Darell Hernaiz on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a left ankle injury. Hernaiz was hurt while trying to leg out an infield hit in the second inning of the Athletics' 15-8 loss to the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Bido and Lucas recalled as well The Athletics made a series of roster moves this morning just hours before Wednesday’s double header: This will be Soderstrom’s first stint with the club this year after beginning the season in Triple-A.
The 22-year-old is a rookie who made his MLB debut with Oakland earlier in the season. Through his first 28 games, Hernaiz was batting .185 with a .431 OPS.
He was selected to the club’s 40-man roster back in November ahead of last year’s Rule 5 Draft, and his first appearance with the club this year will be his major league debut.