MLB news roundup
Happy Friday, AN! Got some fresh news links to start off your weekend. Martin Gallegos at MLB.com was pretty busy yesterday, covering Chad Pinder’s Heart and Hustle nomination and Daniel Susac’s red hot pro debut, among other things. Let’s see if the A’s can take this weekend’s series against the scuffling Giants!
A’s Coverage:
- Kawahara: A’s mount 6-run inning, withstand 7 Angels solo homers to win 8-7 ($)
- Kawahara: A’s to honor Ray Fosse with broadcasting award before Saturday’s game ($)
- Gallegos: Pinder is A’s ‘22 Heart and Hustle Award nominee
- Gallegos: Top ‘22 Draft choice Susac logs 3 hits in debut
- Gallegos: Get to know prospects A’s acquired at Deadline
- Gallegos: With ‘a lot to prove,’ A’s show their mettle
- Kawahara: Ken Korach and A’s recall the lasting impact of Vin Scully ($)
MLB News & Interest:
- Slusser: Gabe Kapler ejected for first time with S.F. as Giants swept by Dodgers, again ($)
- Franco: Robinson Cano Elects Free Agency
- The Athletic and McGrath: New Blue Jay Whit Merrifield has been vaccinated, will be available for next homestand ($)
- The Athletic: MLB trade deadline: 30 teams, 30 takeaways (yes, even the Rockies) ($)
- Heyman: Rival execs question Angels’ Shohei Ohtani trade strategy: ‘Never coming back’
- Franco: Justin Verlander Reaches 130 Innings Pitched, Vests 2023 Player Option
- Heyman: How Padres pulled off Juan Soto blockbuster
- Today in Baseball History
Best of Twitter:
Big series starts tomorrow.
A’s are expecting around 40,000 at the Coliseum for Saturday’s game against the Giants. Also the day Ray Fosse will he honored with the Monte Moore Award. Should be a fun atmosphere.
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 5, 2022
Welcome back, DJ!
Welcome back, Dany Jiménez
He struck out the side in his first game back from IL pic.twitter.com/gy23hy1N0p
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) August 4, 2022
A difference making DP.
Nick Allen started a nice 6-4-3 DP in the seventh — right before Ohtani went deep. This was clutch pic.twitter.com/2TfkUgKUQM
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) August 4, 2022
Dallas Braden with a class move.
A’s fan with two kids bobbled a foul ball that fell down to the lower level last inning. After the inning was over, @DALLASBRADEN209 delivered a ball to them and took a selfie. pic.twitter.com/KrSWs0Prjz
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 4, 2022
How long will it take Vogt to catch up with Rickey?
— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) August 4, 2022
Susac strong out of the gate.
First-rounder’s first impression? A 3-for-3 showing.
The #Athletics‘ Daniel Susac (No. 19 overall) collected three hits and two RBIs in his pro debut: https://t.co/9KGwdDCJXL pic.twitter.com/U6WVrpPDaj
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 5, 2022
Roster moves.
A’S MOVES: RHP Jorge Juan off IL/sent to LAN, LAN LHP Mac Lardner on COVID IL, RHP Luis Medina to MID, LAN RHP Zach Rafuse & STK OF Ramon Martinez released, C Will Simoneit to LV, IF-OF Max Schuemmann & OF Mickey McDonald to MID, OF Kevin Richards to STK…https://t.co/joKXkzbDRy
— Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm) August 4, 2022