Free agent third-baseman Matt Chapman is returning to the Bay Area. The four-time Gold Glove winner has agreed to a three-year deal with the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports. Chapman was a former first-round selection by the Giants' cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A's, back in 2014.

Free agent third-baseman Matt Chapman is returning to the Bay Area. The four-time Gold Glove winner has agreed to a three-year deal with the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports. Chapman was a former first-round selection by the Giants' cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A's, back in 2014.

Unlike one of her rivals, Rep. Barbara Lee doesn't have a built-in Major League fan base helping boost her run for U.S. Senate. In addition to Baker, the toothpick-chewing former manager of the San Francisco Giants, Lee this week announced her campaign is backed by Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson — team members during the Oakland A's glory days, and Shooty Babitt and Tye Waller, who also have connections to Lee's district hometown team, which is planning a move to Las Vegas.

Unlike one of her rivals, Rep. Barbara Lee doesn't have a built-in Major League fan base helping boost her run for U.S. Senate. In addition to the Baker, the toothpick-chewing former manager of the San Francisco Giants, Lee this week announced her campaign is backed by Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson — team members during the Oakland A's glory days, and Shooty Babitt and Tye Waller, who also have connections to Lee's district hometown team, which is planning a move to Las Vegas.

Unlike one of her rivals, Rep. Barbara Lee doesn't have a built-in Major League fan base helping boost her run for U.S. Senate. In addition to the Baker, the toothpick-chewing former manager of the San Francisco Giants, Lee this week announced her campaign is backed by Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson — team members during the Oakland A's glory days, and Shooty Babitt and Tye Waller, who also have connections to Lee's district hometown team, which is planning a move to Las Vegas.

A former Detroit Tigers sidearm slinger is on the move. Right-handed sidearm pitcher Nolan Blackwood inked a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive announced. Blackwood had previously signed to play in the Mexican League in 2024 but gets another opportunity to pitch in the big leagues –– something he's yet to do in his eight-year career. The right-handed reliever has spent time with four ball clubs' systems in his career, and came to the Motor City in 2018 as part of a trade that sent Mike Fiers to the Oakland Athletics.

Oakland left-hander Scott Alexander would earn $300,000 in performance bonuses if he pitches in 60 games this season. Alexander went 7-3 with a 4.66 ERA and one save for San Francisco last season, making eight starts among 55 appearances.

Oakland left-hander Scott Alexander would earn $300,000 in performance bonuses if he pitches in 60 games this season. Alexander went 7-3 with a 4.66 ERA and one save for San Francisco last season, making eight starts among 55 appearances.

Just a week into spring training, A's flashy outfielder Lawrence Butler is doing it again. The A's decided to fast-track Butler last season, moving him from Double-A, Triple-A and, finally, on Aug. 11, to the big leagues.

Just a week into spring training, A's flashy outfielder Lawrence Butler is doing it again. The loss snapped the A's modest three-game winning streak. Oakland fans may recall the A's only had one winning streak longer than three games last season. A year ago, Butler turned heads as a 22-year-old from Single-A in his first big-league camp by leading the team with a robust slash line of .478/.556/.870 in 12 games.

Andre Lipcius was designated for assignment by the Detroit Tigers to create room for infielder Buddy Kennedy on the 40-man roster.

Starting in the 2024 season, Major League Baseball will have new jerseys. After Nike signed a 10-year deal with the MLB before the 2020 season, their goal was to enhance player performance and comfort during the summer months of the season. For certain teams, it is visibly noticeable when players' underwear/jersey tuck is exposed in photo shoots for the MLB.

Rooted in Oakland no longer, the A's finally ditched their slogan this week. The A's have removed their infamous “Rooted in Oakland” sign that was plastered across the Coliseum and visible from Interstate 880. The A's then replaced the giant sign with several smaller photos of historic moments in A's history. Thursday, team president Dave Kaval shared photos of the new signage via social media while saying the 2024 season “will be a celebration of our 50-plus years in Oakland.”

Rooted in Oakland no longer, the A's finally ditched their slogan this week. The A's have removed their infamous “Rooted in Oakland” sign that was plastered across the Coliseum and visible from Interstate 880. The A's then replaced the giant sign with several smaller photos of historic moments in A's history. Thursday, team president Dave Kaval shared photos of the new signage via social media while saying the 2024 season “will be a celebration of our 50-plus years in Oakland.”

Kyle Muller had a rough 2023 MLB season for the struggling Athletics, but it might have been because of one particular area of his game. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound pitcher recently shared how he corrected his delivery over the offseason with Oakland, which was on display in his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. “I'd be the first to say that last year was a bad year and nothing I expected,” Muller said (h/t MLB.com's Martín Gallegos). Muller revamped his delivery this offseason by raising his arm slot and adjusting his windup rotation "from east-to-west to more of a north-to-south motion," per Gallegos -- a change suggested by the A's baseball operations department.

Tony Kemp, one of the longest-tenured Oakland A's, has officially signed with a new team. Kemp joined the Cincinnati Reds on a minor league contract this week. The 32-year-old was granted free agency for the first time this offseason after playing four of his eight big league seasons with the A's. The speedster hit .240 with a .675 OPS while playing mostly second base and left field over his four years in Oakland. “A piece of my heart will always be with you in the bay,” he wrote.

Tony Kemp, one of the longest-tenured Oakland A's, has officially signed with a new team. Kemp joined the Cincinnati Reds on a minor league contract this week. The 32-year-old was granted free agency for the first time this offseason after playing four of his eight big league seasons with the A's. The speedster hit .240 with a .675 OPS while playing mostly second base and left field over his four years in Oakland. “A piece of my heart will always be with you in the bay,” he wrote.

The mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, had this to say about the Oakland Athletics relocating to her city: “I personally think they've got to figure out a way to stay in Oakland.” Ms. Goodman made this suggestion just a few days before pitchers and catchers were supposed to report to spring training. It seems that Mayor Goodman is having difficulty getting the ownership of the team to settle down on the site the city had originally proposed. Instead, the formerly Oakland A's have selected a much smaller parcel that would put them closer to The Strip.

Trevor May is finally free from the Oakland A's and owner John Fisher. “Like a bird, finally let loose to fly,” May said Saturday at Fans Fest, a celebration of Oakland sports fans at Jack London Square. Last season, May was the highest-paid player on the A's and one of the team's veteran leaders who was trying to keep things positive in a difficult year for him personally, having stepped away for about a month to deal with mental health issues, and for the franchise, which announced its plans to leave for Las Vegas. Like on that Tuesday night in June, when more than 27,000 A's fans showed up for a reverse boycott to protest Fisher's decision to move the team to Vegas.

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