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By Katie Woo, Ken Rosenthal, Aaron Gleeman and Melissa Lockard The and right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks agreed on a four-year, $44 million contract, league sources confirmed. ESPN was the first to report the news. Hicks finally turned his high-octane raw stuff into high-end performance at age 26, posting a 3.29 ERA with a career-high 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings for and . Advertisement It was Hicks’ first year with an ERA below 4.00 in at least 30 innings since his rookie season in 2018,…

In many ways, 2023 was a year to remember for the international program. The Giants graduated prospects and to the big leagues and had represent them at the All-Star Game. Doval also led the National League in saves and games finished. Beyond that group, right-hander remains on the roster and is a potential bullpen option this season. , who was traded to the but originally signed and developed by the Giants, also made his debut in 2023. The 2024 international signing period opens on Monda…

With the 2024 international amateur free agent signing period opening on Monday, it’s a good time to take stock of where the Oakland A’s international program stands. According to , the A’s are expected to sign three players listed in his top-50 international prospects list. The new international class should help bolster a program that the A’s need to start getting more production from after years of producing very little major-league talent. Advertisement There was a time when few organization…

By Andrew Baggarly, Grant Brisbee and Melissa Lockard Since 1968, the and have shared the Bay Area market. During that time, plenty of well-known players and coaches have worn both hats, including Vida Blue, Willie McCovey, Joe Morgan, Barry Zito, Bob Melvin, Matt Williams and Miguel Tejada. But rare has been the moment when a player has gone from orange and black to green and gold, or vice versa, via a trade. Advertisement In fact, since 1990 when the A’s acquired Ernie Riles from the Giants…

Jenny Cavnar continues to climb the broadcasting ranks, and this time, she’s making history in her new gig as the Oakland A’s play-by-play announcer. The A’s announced Cavnar’s hiring Tuesday, making her the first female primary play-by-play voice in history. “It is a dream come true to join the broadcast team for the Oakland A’s and their rich baseball history,” Cavnar said in a statement. “Growing up the daughter of a baseball coach, I have loved the game from a young age, along with the stor…

Arkansas left-hander Hagen Smith made history on Friday, striking out 17 batters in six scoreless innings to tie the Razorbacks’ single-game strikeout record in a start against No. 7 Oregon State. Facing off against the Beavers, Smith recorded 17 of his 18 outs via strikeout. Three of those strikeouts were of Oregon State star Travis Bazzana, expected to be one of the top prospects for this year’s MLB Draft. Smith, a likely first-round pick himself according to The Athletic ’s Keith Law, needed…

After months of delays, the unveiled renderings and the architects for their new ballpark in Las Vegas on Tuesday. BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) will be the design lead for the project, while HNTB Corp. will be the sports/hospitality designer and architect of record. The stadium is expected to open in the spring of 2028. Located on a nine-acre parcel of land at the site of the former Tropicana Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, the ballpark will seat a capacity of 33,000 people. Together…

By Dennis Lin, Melissa Lockard and Keith Law The added prospects and to their Opening Day roster for the Seoul Series against the . The Padres had an opening in the outfield and filled it with Merrill, who typically plays shortstop. He ranks No. 23 on The Athletic ’s . 20-year-old Jackson Merrill, ’s No. 12 overall prospect, has made the Opening Day roster! — MLB (@MLB) Merrill and Pauley’s inclusions on the roster signal an expected, organizational shift toward a greater reliance on youth.…

, the Texas Rangers’ No. 1 prospect and the No. 4 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, will make the roster out of camp, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Friday. Langford will join first baseman as the first players from the 2023 draft to reach the major leagues. Advertisement Langford’s rise to the big leagues has been meteoric. After starring at Florida, he made his professional debut in the Arizona Rookie League on July 28. By Sept. 4, he had reached Triple A and was even briefly considered as a…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Saturday morning, the sent out a marketing email to their fans with a graphic hyping “what could be (’s) final game in a Giants uniform.” The game in question is Tuesday’s Bay Bridge Series matchup against the Oakland A’s at Oracle Park. As of Sunday, however, Sandoval was still on the Giants’ roster, competing for a final spot on the team’s active roster. Speaking in the newly renovated home clubhouse at the Sacramento River Cats’ Sutter Health Park on Sunday, Sandoval…