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Team Notebook: Oakland Athletics News, Rumors and Injury Updates
Athletics | Two hit solo homers Sat, 26 May 2012 13:39:14 -0700 Oakland Athletics 1B Kila Ka'aihue and OF Josh Reddick each went 1-for-4 with one home run and one RBI against the New York Yankees Friday, May 25. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes could take batting practice Sunday Sat, 26 May 2012 12:24:28 -0700 Oakland Athletics OF Yoenis Cespedes (hand) is expected to take batting practice Sunday, May 27, and could only need one or two rehab games before he is ready to be activated from the disabled list. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes to grip bat differently Thu, 24 May 2012 00:54:55 -0700 Oakland Athletics OF Yoenis Cespedes (hand) will no longer grip the bat with the knob nestled in the palm of his hand. There is thought that holding the knob in the palm might have contributed to the strained hand muscle that put him on the disabled list this month. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Ryan Cook streak makes history Thu, 24 May 2012 00:52:54 -0700 Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook worked the eighth inning Wednesday, May 23, and he ran his scoreless streak to open the season to 22 2/3 innings, the longest by an A's pitcher on the Opening Day roster to start the season since at least 1918. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes hits Wed, 23 May 2012 16:38:00 -0700 Oakland Athletics OF Yoenis Cespedes (hand) felt good after taking part in a hitting session in the batting cages Wednesday, May 23. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Manny Ramirez may not return when eligible Wed, 23 May 2012 13:04:35 -0700 Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said OF Manny Ramirez may not join the team when he is eligible Wednesday, May 30, because the team wants him to be comfortable before they add him to their active roster. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Graham Godfrey OK for next start Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:05 -0700 Oakland Athletics SP Graham Godfrey (finger) should be OK for his next start, despite suffering a finger injury in his last start. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Targeting June 2 return for Brandon McCarthy Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:24 -0700 The Oakland Athletics are targeting June 2 as the return date for SP Brandon McCarthy (shoulder) from the 15-day disabled list. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Dallas Braden has halted throwing program Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:01 -0700 Oakland Athletics SP Dallas Braden (shoulder) has halted his throwing program, and he wants to build strength in his shoulder before resuming throwing. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes swings fungo bat Tue, 22 May 2012 21:45:49 -0700 Oakland Athletics OF Yoenis Cespedes (hand) was able to swing a fungo bat Tuesday, May 22, and he might swing a regulation bat Wednesday, May 23. He is estimated to be at least one week from returning from the 15-day disabled list. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brandon Inge continues to progress Tue, 22 May 2012 20:29:08 -0700 Oakland Athletics 3B Brandon Inge (groin) continues to progress, and he is expected to come off the 15-day disabled list Monday, May 28, barring any setbacks. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Graham Godfrey starting Tue, 22 May 2012 15:19:21 -0700 Oakland Athletics SP Graham Godfrey will make the start Tuesday, May 22. P Pedro Figueroa was optioned to the minors to make room for Godfrey. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Graham Godfrey recalled Tue, 22 May 2012 10:25:09 -0700 The Oakland Athletics recalled P Graham Godfrey from Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday, May 22. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes to stay on DL Tue, 22 May 2012 00:38:17 -0700 Updating a previous item, Oakland Athletics OF Yoenis Cespedes (wrist) won't come off the disabled list when he's eligible Tuesday, May 22. Cespedes, who has a brace around his strained left wrist, said he hopes to take batting practice at some point this week. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Manny Ramirez perfect in minors loss Tue, 22 May 2012 00:36:36 -0700 Oakland Athletics OF Manny Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a walk in Triple-A Sacramento's 6-5 loss at Round Rock Monday, May 21. He's eligible to return to the majors from a second positive drug test May 30, his 40th birthday. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Tom Milone wins sixth game Tue, 22 May 2012 00:29:26 -0700 Oakland Athletics SP Tom Milone struck out three, walked one and shut down the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim offense in a 2-1 victory Monday, May 21. Milone's only blemish was an RBI double by Mike Trout in the fifth that landed between two Oakland infielders. "Tremendous amount of confidence right now," Milone said. "It's easy when you have such a big park with a lot of foul territory. I feel like when I'm here, I'm not afraid to pitch to contact." Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Coco Crisp activated from DL Mon, 21 May 2012 17:01:33 -0700 The Oakland Athletics have activated OF Coco Crisp (ear) from the 15-day disabled list. In a corresponding move, the team optioned 3B Eric Sogard to Triple-A Sacramento. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Manny Ramirez banged up Mon, 21 May 2012 06:13:55 -0700 Oakland Athletics DH Manny Ramirez (wrist) was scratched from the lineup at Triple-A Sacramento Sunday, May 20, with a sore left wrist. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Ryan Cook extends streak Mon, 21 May 2012 06:09:41 -0700 Oakland Athletics RP Ryan Cook extended his scoreless streak to 20 2/3 innings Sunday, May 20. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brandon McCarthy placed on DL Sun, 20 May 2012 11:09:57 -0700 The Oakland Athletics have placed SP Brandon McCarthy (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. In a corresponding move, the team recalled RP Jim Miller from Triple-A Sacramento. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Shut out six times this season Sun, 20 May 2012 00:49:39 -0700 Including the 4-0 shutout by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, May 19, the Oakland Athletics were shut out for the sixth time this season. The team remains at the bottom of the league in average (.215), slugging (.343) and runs (144), and is second to last in on-base percentage (.290) and batting with runners in scoring position (.220). Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Earliest Coco Crisp will return is Monday Sat, 19 May 2012 20:53:28 -0700 Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) could come off the 15-day disabled list as early as Monday, May 21. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Manny Ramirez hitless in first rehab game Sat, 19 May 2012 20:44:33 -0700 Oakland Athletics DH Manny Ramirez began his rehab/conditioning assignment with Triple-A Sacramento Saturday, May 19. He was hitless in three at-bats with a pair of strikeouts in five innings. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Brett Anderson shut down Sat, 19 May 2012 12:49:24 -0700 Oakland Athletics SP Brett Anderson (forearm) has been shut down for several days because of forearm stiffness. However, it is not considered to be a major concern because he's already ahead of schedule and forearm stiffness is often experienced by pitchers recovering from Tommy John surgery. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Team uncertain if Coco Crisp will need rehab assignment Sat, 19 May 2012 12:40:21 -0700 Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin will talk to OF Coco Crisp (ear) after the game Saturday, May 19, to determine if he needs to do a minor league rehab assignment before being activated from the disabled list. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Yoenis Cespedes not cleared to resume hitting Sat, 19 May 2012 12:36:23 -0700 Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said OF Yoenis Cespedes (hand) has not yet been cleared to resume hitting, although he could receive permission as soon as Monday, May 21. Cespedes is eligible to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, May 22, but that appears unlikely at this point. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Pitchers struggling mightily at the plate Sat, 19 May 2012 11:46:42 -0700 Oakland Athletics pitchers are hitless in their last 22 at-bats in interleague play dating back to June 19, 2010, when Ben Sheets singled against the St. Louis Cardinals. During the 2011 season, they combined to go 0-for-18 with seven strikeouts. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Jarrod Parker suffers loss Friday Sat, 19 May 2012 11:23:45 -0700 Oakland Athletics SP Jarrod Parker (1-2) allowed six runs on four hits over two innings in a loss to the San Francisco Giants Friday, May 18, with four walks and no strikeouts. Only 28 of his 58 pitches were strikes. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Josh Donaldson drives in five runs Friday Sat, 19 May 2012 11:22:41 -0700 Oakland Athletics 3B Josh Donaldson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and a career-high five RBIs against the San Francisco Giants Friday, May 18. Comment (0) | Share: Athletics | Coco Crisp could return Sunday Sat, 19 May 2012 11:21:04 -0700 Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) did baseball activities and took batting practice Friday, May 18. He is expected to do more Saturday, May 19, and could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Sunday, May 20. Comment (0) | Share: ![]() |
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