Martin Gallegos

CLEVELAND -- At 9:03 p.m. ET on Saturday night, the “Jo-sé!, Jo-sé!, Jo-sé!, Jo-sé!” chants echoed across Progressive Field. At 9:04, pandemonium ensued. That’s all it took for José Ramírez to massively swing what was a tight pitchers' duel to that point in his club’s favor. Less than a minute

CHICAGO -- The level of popularity surrounding José Ramírez as one of Cleveland’s favorite sons is unmatched, save for maybe LeBron James, Bernie Kosar and Superman. Yet here we are, two games into the ALDS, and outside of a couple of walks, Ramírez has been quiet for the Guardians, who

CLEVELAND -- There was a palpable buzz from a sellout crowd at Progressive Field hours before Game 1 of the ALDS, and that energy fueled Guardians starter Parker Messick once he took the mound on Saturday afternoon. “It was incredible,” Messick said. “Everyone showed up. It was a fun environment.

WEST SACRAMENTO – Ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Angels at Sutter Health Park, manager Mark Kotsay was asked what would constitute a successful final homestand for the Athletics. His answer was simple. “Put up a winning homestand,” Kotsay said. “These next two games against the Angels and then

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Denzel Clarke was activated off the injured list on Aug. 31. The defensive wizard’s official return to the Athletics, however, can be marked down as Friday night.

WEST SACRAMENTO – Brady Basso has had chances to begin the game as an opener for the Athletics a few times this season, but this one was different.

SEATTLE -- The Athletics anticipated having one of the most potent offenses in baseball this season. Of course, that prognostication did not account for losing four of their top sluggers to potential season-ending injuries. There are a combined total of 73 home runs hit this season on the injured list

WEST SACRAMENTO – It didn’t take long into Saturday night’s game against the Rangers for Henry Bolte to start thinking about his opportunity to make some history. After singling in the first inning, launching a three-run homer that just scraped the left-field foul pole in the second and doubling two

WEST SACRAMENTO – There was a running joke around the Athletics clubhouse as of late that “Tommy Tanks,” the nickname Tommy White earned during a prolific display of power during his college career, was relegated to “Tommy Singles.”

WEST SACRAMENTO – Another key member of what is left of this injury-ravaged Athletics core went down on Friday night. Jacob Wilson exited the A’s series opener against the Rangers at Sutter Health Park in the second inning with a left hand contusion, just one inning after getting hit by