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In the last 30 seasons of Major League Baseball, no team had made the playoffs with the lowest Opening Day payroll in the league. Against all odds, the Oakland A's are heading to the postseason. FanGraphs has tracked each team's playoff chances throughout the regular season. Continue to Article

September 25, 2018 12:51:pm EST

The Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years Monday night, earning at least an American League wild card when the Tampa Bay Rays lost to the New York Yankees. Following three straight last-place finishes in the AL West, the A's found out just a couple of minutes after the first pitch of their game against Seattle that they are in the postseason for the first time since 2014. Tampa Bay's 4-1 loss to the Yankees eliminated the Rays from playoff contention. Continue to Article

September 25, 2018 1:34:am EST

Finally, deep into the third inning, Ramon Laureano hit a popup to the shortstop. ''I was like, 'Ooh.' I didn't realize nobody had gotten out yet,'' Oakland slugger Matt Olson said. Olson homered during a 10-run inning in which the first 11 batters reached base, and the Athletics blanked the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 Wednesday night. Continue to Article

September 12, 2018 11:18:pm EST

Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, a procedure that might cost him all of the 2019 season. Manaea will have the operation on Sept. 19, the A's announced. The team said further details will be provided upon completion of the surgery, though manager Bob Melvin hinted the southpaw could be sidelined a full year. Continue to Article

September 11, 2018 7:48:pm EST

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