Playing for free, salary drop, 2022 lockout possible for MLB
Jeremy Jeffress, Jordan Montgomery, Kevin Plawecki could be playing for free this season, earning salaries lower than what they already received as advances.
Baseball players say continued talks are futile, tell MLB to order return
Baseball players told Major League Baseball additional talks to start the season during the coronavirus pandemic are futile and said owners should order a return to work, which likely would spark lengthy litigation and the sport’s return to labor wars.
This Day In Sports History: May 20
On May 20, Barry Bonds caught up to a legend and Steph Curry and Draymond Green did something unprecedented.
This Day in Sports History: May 20
On May 20, Barry Bonds caught up to a legend and Steph Curry and Draymond Green did something unprecedented.
Oakland Athletics reportedly miss April rent payment citing COVID-19
According to the East Bay Times, the payment was due on April 1, but team executives said they had "no ability to pay" during the COVID-19 pandemic
Oakland A's miss rent payment for Coliseum
The Oakland A's reportedly missed making their monthly rent payment to use the Oakland Coliseum.
New MLB rules: shower at home, don’t spit, and mascots are banned
Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers.
Art Howe, former Oakland Athletics manager, in ICU
Art Howe, a former manager of the Oakland A's, has been put in an ICU due to an coronavirus infection.
Axe throwing becomes popular during coronavirus pandemic
Scott Reiss reports.
This Day in Sports History May 7
Joe Fonzi has This Day in Sports History for May 7.
Former Oakland A's minor leaguer Miguel Marte dies from COVID-19
Marte played for the A's from 2008 to 2012.
High school seniors lose out on sports amid COVID-19 pandemic
Scott Reiss reports.
This Day in Sports History: April 22
On this day in sports history, in 2018 the San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt made major league history.
Deal gives teachers full pay, adjusted hours
The part-time work schedule was also adopted by other districts across the state, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Oakland, which stressed an "absolute" maximum of 240 minutes of working a day, including two hours of instruction and two hours of flex time.
Spring Training Day 3: Joe Fonzi has an update from Arizona
The Athletics will take a day off Wednesday.
Giants' Hunter Pence makes spring training debut
Joe Fonzi reports from Arizona.
Joe Fonzi provides an update from Spring Training in Arizona
Joe Fonzi and Ryan Cecile are in Arizona for Spring Training. Here's a quick update.
BART train dispute turns to elevator scuffle involving knife, stun gun and Mace
"Some crazy guy was provoking us,” Alohi Alesana said. “And next thing I know, I had to defend myself. We were fighting in the elevator. He took out his knife and was trying to stab me so I Maced him. I put him down so he wouldn't hurt any of us."
Fan favorite Hunter Pence returning to San Francisco Giants
A fan favorite while playing parts of seven seasons for the Giants, Pence is returning on a $3 million, one-year contract that will give the young club a veteran presence in both the outfield and clubhouse in a season of big change ahead.
Celebs prepare for Pebble Beach 3M Challenge
Joe Fonzi reports from Monterey.