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Oakland Athletics right-hander Shawn Kelley's recent absence is due to a lacerated right thumb, an injury that occurred while he was washing dishes. Kelley told reporters that he nearly cut off the tip of the thumb while cleaning a knife last Friday. "A really sharp knife, too," Kelley told the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday. Continue to Article

September 06, 2018 3:12:pm EST

Last night seven Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out ten. This came first in the playoffs, where managers’ quick hooks in the past few years have led to defacto bullpen games and then in the 2018 season in which the Rays have made bullpen games part of their actual approach. Baseball has a long and rich history of teams playing copycat off of one another so it should not be surprising that, as the Rays have realized success with this approach, other teams have begun to take notice. Continue to Article

September 05, 2018 11:53:am EST

Oakland is reportedly planning to sue the NFL, Raiders over the team’s move to Las Vegas. The Oakland City Council is moving forward on a multi-million dollar antitrust lawsuit against the NFL and the Raiders over the team’s upcoming move to Las Vegas, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Tuesday. The lawsuit may actually result in the Raiders leaving Oakland at the end of this season, too — a full year earlier than they had planned. Continue to Article

September 05, 2018 1:21:am EST