July 8, 2020 Ex-Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell: I was pushed out of MLB for kneeling Back in 2017, when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first brought the message to the national spotlight by kneeling during the national anthem, former A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell decided to do the same, bringing the conversation to the MLB. Maxwell remains the only MLB player to have done so.
July 8, 2020 Upcoming MLB free agents have fewer games to impress Robbie Ray already knew 2020 would be a big season for his financial future because it's his last one before becoming a free agent.
July 8, 2020 A's lefty Diekman questions whether there will be a season Jake Diekman has serious questions about Major League Baseball's ability to pull off a season given the issues everywhere getting timely test results, forcing delays and cancellations of workouts.
July 7, 2020 Oakland A's Sean Manaea on wearing a mask this season: 'find a way to rock it' A recent spike in COVID-19 cases has many MLB players, including Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea, considering wearing a mask this season.
June 10, 2020 Ex-MLB player Claudell Washington, member of Oakland A's 1974 champs, dead at 65 Former MLB player Claudell Washington has died at age 65 after battling illness for several years, a report said.
June 6, 2020 Oakland A's owner John Fisher to pay club's minor leaguers after all Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher has decided to pay his team's minor league players after all, saying he made a mistake.
June 4, 2020 Former Oakland A's Bruce Maxwell calls out MLB for late response to George Floyd's death: 'It doesn't shock me' Former Oakland Athletics catcher Burce Maxwell slammed Major League Baseball on Wednesday for its delayed response to the police-involved death of George Floyd.
May 27, 2020 A's to place scouts on furlough, end minor league pay The Oakland Athletics are placing their scouts and a significant number of other front office employees on furlough, suspending pay for minor leaguers and cutting the salaries of other executives as part of a cost-cutting move in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 20, 2020 Oakland Athletics missed $1.2M rent because of inability to 'generate revenue': report The Oakland Athletics have failed to pay $1.2 million in rent for the RingCentral Coliseum because of their inability to “generate revenue,” reports say.
May 18, 2020 Art Howe, former manager and infielder, released from hospital after coronavirus fight Art Howe, a former major league manager who played 11 years as an infielder, was released from the hospital Sunday after being in intensive care battling the coronavirus.