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Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce got into a heated exchange with a fan and called him a gay slur during Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels. The exchange occurred in the eighth inning of Los Angeles' 8-6 win after Angels first baseman C.J. Cron made a diving stop of Joyce's hard-hit grounder. As Joyce returned to the dugout, he uttered several profanities at the fan, called him a gay slur and challenged him to fight, according to Associated Press photographer Mark J. Terrill, who overheard the exchange. Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 3:39:am EST

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce got into a heated exchange with a fan and called him a gay slur during Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels. The exchange occurred in the eighth inning of Los Angeles' 8-6 win after Angels first baseman C.J. Cron made a diving stop of Joyce's hard-hit grounder. As Joyce returned to the dugout, he uttered several profanities at the fan, called him a gay slur and challenged him to fight, according to Associated Press photographer Mark J. Terrill, who overheard the exchange. Continue to Article

August 05, 2017 3:29:am EST

OAKLAND -- This is the team the Giants thought they should be all along. In a season all but lost, home runs sailed over the fence, the lead held up and they added on with key hits to support Jeff Samardzija. Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and Nick Hundley contributed a two-run shot to back Samardzija's stellar start, and San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Brandon Belt homered leading off the fourth inning for San Francisco. The Giants' five runs in the first matched their most in any inning this year, and their three homers also equaled a season high. "It's great to see. It's who we think we are on a consistent basis," Samardzija Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 3:33:am EST

After adding three relievers in two weeks, the Washington Nationals still aren't sure who's going to be their closer. The NL East leaders added another Monday by barely beating the trade deadline to acquire Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Brandon Kintzler, who is 28 of 32 in save opportunities this year. Kintzler joins newly acquired Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle, both obtained July 16 from the Oakland Athletics, in the back of the bullpen. Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 7:54:pm EST

There is nothing worse than a trade deadline when your team has nothing to do with it. Everyone’s talking, and you’re in the room, but nobody’s talking to you. Second worst is when everyone IS talking to you, but it’s because they want to know what you’re ready to get rid of rather than what you’re ready to obtain. In an acquisitive world, selling always sucks. Still, the Sonny Gray rumors – “He’s a Yankee!” “No, what, maybe not.” “Uh-oh, why is Atlanta interested?” – have at least allowed A’s fans to be interested in the final few hours of this deadline. And even if he passes through the 1 p.m. PT deadline without being moved, he will remain a jewel for folks who like talking about who’s talking Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 1:57:pm EST