The New York Mets have signed free agent relief pitcher Devin Williams to a three-year, $51 million deal, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic and other Mets reporters.
Jack Perkins may not have started a game yet this year for the Athletics, but he has nine for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators and been an important piece coming out of the A's bullpen.
A Major League switch hitter has hit at least 35 home runs on 35 occasions in MLB history. How many of the switch hitters to reach that milestone can you name in five minutes?
On the big stage at Yankee Stadium, Jack Perkins came through in a key situation for the Athletics. In his second major league appearance, the right-handed pitcher out of Indiana University entered Saturday's game with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning against the New York Yankees.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
Earlier this week, when asked which of the top four pitching prospects was standing out to A's manager Mark Kotsay, and he immediately mentioned Jack Perkins, and what he'd shown in his previous two starts with Triple-A Las Vegas.
Jack Perkins has been one of the top pitchers in the Athletics' minor league system this season, and on Sunday he earned a promotion to the major leagues.