Oakland A's

Oakland A's recall J.J. Furmaniak from Sacramento

08/20/2007, OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland A's today placed outfielder Travis Buck on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 18 with a strained left hamstring. To take his spot on the roster, the A's have recalled infielder J.J. Furmaniak from Triple-A Sacramento.    » read more »

08/16/2007, ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays open a ten-game homestand Friday, Aug. 17 against the Cleveland Indians. This will be the longest homestand of the season, as they will be home through Aug. 26. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays will also be hosting the Boston Red Sox for the second of three visits and the Oakland Athletics also stop by for their first and only stint at Tropicana Field. Homestand highlights include Bike Night tomorrow night; Disco Night on Saturday featuring Barry Williams (Greg Brady); and African American Heritage Night on Saturday, Aug. 25.    » read more »

- Jack Hannahan added to roster
- J.J. Furmaniak optioned to Sacramento

08/14/2007, OAKLAND -- The Oakland A's today announced that they have acquired infielder Jack Hannahan from the Detroit Tigers organization in exchange for outfielder Jason Perry in a minor league trade. Hannahan was then selected from Triple-A Sacramento and infielder J.J. Furmaniak was optioned to Sacramento.    » read more »

08/14/2007, ST. PETERSBURG -- The All Star Dad Experience, presented by Bright House Networks, is coming to Tropicana Field on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, immediately following the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1:40 p.m. game against the Oakland Athletics.    » read more »

08/14/2007 -- News and notes about the Oakland A's upcoming homestand:

Baseball Tomorrow Fund Equipment Drive: The Oakland A's are teaming up with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund to host an equipment collection drive on Friday, Aug. 17 for A's vs. Royals game. Fans are invited to donate new and used equipment at Gates C and D of McAfee Coliseum, which will benefit the Oakland Babe Ruth Little League. In addition, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund will award a grant of $5,000 to Oakland Babe Ruth Little League for the purchase of new equipment prior to the A's game on Wednesday, Aug. 15.    » read more »

Feature allows tickets to be delivered directly to cell phone

08/10/2007, KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals, in conjunction with MLB Advanced Media and Tickets.com, Inc., announced today the introduction of Mobile Phone Tickets technology at Kauffman Stadium. The mobile ticketing service provides another quick and convenient ticketing option, as fans can purchase tickets at royals.com and have them delivered directly to their phone via text message.    » read more »

Detroit Tigers Saturday game against Oakland Athletics will begin at 7:05 p.m.

08/09/2007, DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers will honor the contributions Latinos have made to the game of baseball this Saturday when the club plays host to the Oakland Athletics at 7:05 p.m. at Comerica Park.

The Saturday contest was originally on the schedule at 3:55 p.m. and was to be televised by the FOX Network. However, the Tigers were notified last week that the game had been dropped from the FOX schedule. By moving to 7:05, the game will now be televised locally on FSN Detroit.    » read more »

Ruddy Lugo recalled from Sacramento

08/04/2007, OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland A's today announced that left-handed pitcher Joe Kennedy has been claimed on waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. To take his spot on the roster, the A's have recalled right-handed pitcher >Ruddy Lugo from Triple-A Sacramento.    » read more »

08/04/2007, PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have claimed left-handed pitcher Joe Kennedy off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

Joe Kennedy, 28, is 3-9 with a 4.37 ERA (49 ER in 101.0 IP) over 27 games (16 starts) with the A's. He is 42-61 with a 4.75 ERA (474 ER in 899.0 IP) in 210 career games (139 starts) in parts of seven Major League seasons.    » read more »

11-game homestand opens against the Chicago White Sox

08/03/2007, DETROIT -- After playing only three home games since July 9, the Detroit Tigers return to Comerica Park on Friday night to open an 11-game homestand that will see the club play host to the White Sox, Devil Rays and Athletics.    » read more »

Nine-game stretch highlighted by Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony of Rusty Greer

08/03/2007, ARLINGTON -- The Texas Rangers return to Arlington to begin a nine-game homestand against Oakland (Aug. 6-8), Tampa Bay (Aug. 10-12) and Kansas City (Aug. 14-16), highlighted by Rusty Greer's induction to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.    » read more »

16 July 2007 -- In Major League Baseball Sunday, Minnesota's Joe Mauer drove in the game-ending run in the ninth inning to give the Twins a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Minnesota's Justin Morneau had tied the game with a home run in the eighth inning.

In another American League contest, Mark Teixeira of Texas homered to lead off the 11th inning, leading the Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.    » read more »

01 July 2007 -- In Major League Baseball, Oakland pitchers Chad Gaudin and Rich Harden combined for a one-hitter, leading the Athletics to a 7-0 win over the lethargic New York Yankees.

Gaudin gave up a single in the sixth inning Saturday, while his Oakland teammates hit three home runs off Yankee pitcher Kei Igawa.

The Yankees have not scored in their last 16 innings.    » read more »

Oakland A's Recall C Adam Melhuse

OAKLAND, 05/01/2007 1:12 PM ET -- The A's today placed outfielder Bobby Kielty on the 15-day Disabled List retroactive to April 29 with a strained left calf. To take his spot on the roster, the A's have recalled catcher Adam Melhuse from Triple-A Sacramento.    » read more »

Oakland A's Option Adam Melhuse to Sacramento

OAKLAND, Calif., 04/25/2007 8:09 PM ET -- The Oakland A's today reinstated first baseman Dan Johnson from the 15-day disabled list and optioned catcher Adam Melhuse to Triple-A Sacramento.    » read more »