McCarthy Gets Nod To Start Opening Day For A's
Manager Bob Melvin made the announcement Tuesday, saying McCarthy was an easy choice based on last year's results and trades that left the team without All-Stars Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill.
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Manager Bob Melvin made the announcement Tuesday, saying McCarthy was an easy choice based on last year's results and trades that left the team without All-Stars Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill.
Madison Bumgarner about to start his second full season in the majors this April and remains the youngest pitcher on the Giants' 40-man roster.
Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore will miss the entire 2012 season after tearing a ligament in his left knee last weekend during Oakland's first full-squad workout.
New Oakland A's DH Manny Ramirez reflected on his career, his family and lessons learned as he seeks to make an impact on the team once his suspension ends in May.
Manny Ramirez arrived at the Oakland Athletics training facility Friday to begin his return to baseball and said he was intent on demonstrating "I can still play."
The Giants seem confident their happy-go-lucky third baseman's weight will no longer be an issue.
San Francisco Giants prospect Angel Villalona has had his visa delayed back home in the Dominican Republic for what the team was told are weight and health issues.
The Oakland Athletics still have strong interest in signing slugger Manny Ramirez, who presents a low-risk investment for the rebuilding franchise.
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes and the Oakland Athletics have agreed to a $36 million, four-year contract.
The San Francisco Giants have finalized a $1 million, one-year contract with free agent reliever Guillermo Mota to bring him back for a third season.
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said Wednesday that indecision by Major League Baseball over whether his club can move to San Jose has been "excruciating" but that he believes the process is finally nearing an end.
One of the many players Oakland A's manager Billy Beane got rid of this off-season was closer Andrew Bailey, who went to the Boston Red Sox for three players, leaving an opening at closer for 2012.
Tim Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his cap and signature shaggy hair, hiding his appearance and nothing more.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Pat Burrell is ending his career in baseball, CBS Sports has confirmed.
The Oakland Athletics are open to signing slugger Manny Ramirez but the team is not actively pursuing the free agent.
The A's cleared room on the 40-man roster for Johnny Gomes on Thursday by designating infielder Adrian Cardenas for assignment.
Giants ace Tim Lincecum's new $40.5 million, two-year deal includes a series of bonuses for winning the Cy Young and other awards.
Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have reached a verbal agreement on a two-year contract worth $40.5 million.
Ross was the 2010 NL championship series MVP for the Giants and helped them win the World Series that year after they picked him up off waivers.
A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press that outfielder Melky Cabrera and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract and avoided salary arbitration.
Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants agreed Wednesday to a two-year contract worth approximately $8.3 million after he became one of the team's most reliable starters and an unlikely All-Star last season.
Officials with the San Francisco Giants are vowing a prolonged fight with the A's if the Oakland team continues to work towards moving to San Jose. Team officials say the Giants are holding on tightly to the territorial rights that they have held since 1993.
A report that the Oakland Athletics will receive permission to move to San Jose by February is as yet unconfirmed. Saturday morning USA Today's sportswriter tweeted: : "All signs and top MLB sources say that the Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose."
Carlos Beltran and the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract pending results of a physical, a move that would fortify the team's lineup following the departure of Albert Pujols.
Left-hander Gio Gonzalez says the Washington Nationals have agreed to acquire him in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, pending a physical and the deal being finalized.
