Athletics star Brent Rooker takes shot at MLB after Home Run Derby defeat
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, Major League Baseball's current home run leader, won the 2025 Home Run Derby on Monday night. Raleigh and Athletics star Brent Rooker both hit 17 home runs in the first round at Truist Park. Rather than a swing-off to break the tie, MLB turned to the microscope, finding that Raleigh's homer traveled 470.62 feet, compared to Rooker's 470.54 feet.
UH’s Itsuki Takemoto selected by A’s in MLB Draft
University of Hawaii two-way standout Itsuki Takemoto was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday. Takemoto, chosen with the 560th overall pick, excelled as both a pitcher and designated hitter for the Rainbow Warriors over the past two seasons. In 2025, he earned first-team all-conference […]
Griffin Kirn Drafted by the Oakland Athletics
Griffin Kirn Drafted by the Oakland Athletics West Virginia starting pitcher Griffin Kirn will continue his career with the Oakland Athletics Christopher Hall | 0 Minutes Ago West Virginia University starting pitcher Griffin Kirn / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI West Virginia University starting pitcher Griffin Kirn was selected in the 14th round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics Monday evening. Kirn finished the season 5-3 with a 3.36 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 99 innings of work. The lefty became the 15th Mountaineer to record over 100 Ks in a season after entering the Clemson Regional against Kentucky for his only relief appearance of the year, notching the save and clinching
Auburn pitcher goes to Athletics in MLB draft
Samuel Dutton returned to his home state to pitch for Auburn in 2025, and it helped send him into the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The Athletics took the right-handed pitcher on Monday with the 290th pick. Dutton became the third Auburn pitcher picked on Monday. The Toronto Blue Jays chose Dylan Watts at No. 202, and the New York Mets took Cam Tilly at No. 223 before Dutton went off the board in the 10th round.
MLB Draft: Athletics Select Oregon State's Gavin Turley in Fourth Round
Another Beaver was taken off the board in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday morning. The organization formerly known as the Oakland Athletics (currently playing in Sacramento prior to a move to Las Vegas) selected Oregon State outfielder Gavin Turley with the No. 110 overall selection. Turley was the fifth selection of the fourth round and the second Beaver to be selected in 2025 (Aiva Arquette, Miami Marlins, No. 7 overall). This marks Turley's second time being drafted after being selected in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks before he elected not to sign and join the Beavers.
