6 DAYS AGO • SI.COM
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 69-93 · 4TH IN AL WEST
69-93 · 4TH IN AL WEST
Top 3 Positions A's Need to Upgrade This Offseason The former Oakland A's made some real improvements on the field in 2024, which saw Brent Rooker establish himself as a big-time bat in the m...
Rooker injured all during spectacular season; he undergoes arm surgery Brent Rooker turning in what was arguably the greatest offensive season by an A’s player in over two decades is now even more remarkable giv...
OCTOBER 5 • MLB.COM
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker undergoes surgery on right forearm for elbow issue
Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker underwent surgery on his right forearm after being bothered by an elbow issue that limited him to playing primarily designated hitter this...OCTOBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brent Rooker undergoes surgery on right forearm extensor A’s general manager David Forst announced on Friday that Brent Rooker underwent surgery earlier this week to “clean up” a right forearm exte...
OCTOBER 4 • MERCURYNEWS.COM
Brent Rooker - Undergoes forearm surgery Athletics general manager David Forst revealed Friday that Rooker underwent right forearm extensor surgery Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Impact Rooker evidently dealt with discomfort in his elbow/forearm for the bulk of the season. It certainly didn't affect his performance at the plate, where Rooker posted a .927 OPS with 39 home runs, but it could be at least part of the reason he didn't start a game in the outfield after May. Rooker is expected to be 100 percent for the start of spring training.
OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Darell Hernaiz - Contributes as in-game replacement Hernaiz entered Sunday's loss to the Mariners as a defensive replacement at third base in the seventh inning and went 1-for-1 with a two-run double.
Impact Hernaiz made things interesting during his only plate appearance, doubling home Seth Brown and Zack Gelof in the ninth inning to slice a four-run deficit in half. The young infielder played only 48 games at the major-league level during his rookie 2024 campaign, with a near two-month stay on the injured list due to an ankle issue playing a part in that. Hernaiz finished with just a .192 average and .503 OPS across 135 plate appearances; however, his adequate 8.1 percent walk rate and 20.0 percent strikeout rate in his first brush with big-league arms and his career .294/.358/.424 minor-league slash line imply he could certainly take a notable step forward if he remains healthy in 2025.
SEPTEMBER 30 • ROTOWIRE
Tyler Nevin - Drives in two Sunday Nevin went 1-for-3 with a two-run double in a loss to the Mariners on Sunday.
Impact Drawing his second consecutive start, Nevin finally put the Athletics' first two runs of the day on the board with his seventh-inning two-bagger, which plated Seth Brown and Tyler Soderstrom. The veteran finished the season with hits in three straight games, but after a hot start that saw him hit .313 across his first 26 games, Nevin produced an anemic .148/.247/.253 slash line across 186 plate appearances (62 games) the rest of the way at the big-league level.
SEPTEMBER 30 • ROTOWIRE
Seth Brown - Productive showing in finale Brown went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Mariners on Sunday.
Impact Brown posted the only multi-hit effort of the afternoon for the Athletics in the season finale, his first performance with a pair of knocks since Sept. 6. The productive afternoon prevented him from heading into the offseason mired in a slump, as he'd gone just 2-for-24 over the prior seven games. The 2024 campaign was essentially a tale of two seasons for Brown -- he earned himself a mid-June demotion to Triple-A Las Vegas by posting a .189 average, .557 OPS and 33.8 percent strikeout rate over the first 63 games, but he posted a .271 average and .760 OPS across 61 games upon returning shortly before the All-Star break, striking out just 22.4 percent of the time in the process.
SEPTEMBER 30 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Spence - Takes loss in season finale Spence (8-10) allowed six runs on seven hits and struck out five without walking a batter over 4.1 innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Mariners.
Impact Spence hadn't allowed more than three runs in any of his previous six starts, but he struggled late in his outing Sunday. The Mariners put up two runs in the fourth inning, and another four runs in the fifth, capped off by a Cal Raleigh home run, was enough to end Spence's day. There were some promising stretches for the 26-year-old rookie, but he also had some struggles, ending the year at a 4.58 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 126:44 K:BB over 151.1 innings across 35 appearances (24 starts). Spence should have a good chance of making the Athletics' rotation in 2025.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Logan Gilbert nearly perfect as Mariners top A's 6-4 in final game in Oakland jerseys
Logan Gilbert took a perfect game into the sixth inning to cap the best season of his career and Cal Raleigh hit a record-setting two-run homer in the Seattle Mariners 6-4 win over...SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SEPTEMBER 29 • MLB.COM
The final day for the Oakland Athletics arrives ahead of next season's move away from the Bay
The name Oakland being attached to the Athletics ended Sunday after the final out of their season finale against the Seattle MarinersSEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lawrence Butler - Not in Sunday's lineup Butler is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.
Impact Butler had been operating as an everyday player for Oakland, but he'll get the finale off with Seth Brown starting in right field and Daz Cameron getting a rare start in left field against a righty (Logan Gilbert). Butler hit .280 with two home runs and six steals in 23 September games.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Mason Miller - Falters in ninth Saturday Miller was charged with his third blown save in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, allowing two earned runs on two hits over one inning. He struck out three.
Impact Miller surrendered a game-tying, one-out two-run home run to Luke Raley in the bottom of the ninth before bearing down to strike out Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger swinging. The blown save was the flamethrowing right-hander's first since June 14, and the pair of earned runs snapped a four-appearance scoreless streak. Despite the stumble, Miller heads into the final day of the 2024 campaign basking in a breakout season that's seen him accrue 28 saves alongside a 2-2 record, 2.49 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and elite 14.4 K/9 across 65 innings (55 appearances).
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Ross Stripling - Returns in relief Saturday Stripling fired a scoreless sixth inning in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, issuing a walk.
Impact The veteran right-hander had been activated from the injured list Friday, and manager Mark Kotsay opted to have him return in a relief capacity. Stripling has struggled to a 2-11 record, 6.01 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 22 appearances (14 starts) in his debut Athletics campaign, making him a dubious candidate for a return to Oakland after playing out the final year of a two-year deal this season.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Joey Estes - Solid showing in final start Estes did not factor into the decision in the Athletics' extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He...
Impact Estes put together a serviceable performance to wrap up his 2024 campaign, bouncing back to a large degree from rough back-to-back outings against the White Sox and Yankees where he allowed a combined 11 runs on 16 hits and a walk over five innings. The right-hander allowed one ball to leave the yard Saturday -- a fourth-inning solo home run off the bat of Cal Raleigh -- while also yielding a two-run single to Josh Rojas in the same frame. After getting his first taste of the big leagues in 2023 via a pair of starts, Estes worked to a 7-9 record, 5.01 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 127.2 innings over 25 appearances (24 starts) this season, tossing a shutout along the way.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Tyler Soderstrom - Hits ninth homer Saturday Soderstrom went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.
Impact Soderstrom launched his ninth home run of the season in the sixth inning, a 369-foot solo shot that knotted the score at 3-3. The rookie has now hit safely in five of the last six games, and heading into the regular-season finale Sunday, boasts a .282 average and .887 OPS in the 43 plate appearances he's logged since returning from the injured list Sept. 14.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Shea Langeliers - Connects for three-run shot in loss Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.
Impact Langeliers erased a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning with a two-out 357-foot shot off Collin Snider with Max Schuemann and JJ Bleday aboard to give the Athletics a temporary 6-4 lead. It was the slugging backstop's first homer in eight games and put him at 29 for the season, while also pushing his September RBI total to an impressive 16 over 23 games. It's been a season of across-the-board improvement for Langeliers at the plate, and all three components of his .224/.288/.450 slash line heading into the final day of the regular season qualify as career bests.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Brent Rooker - Launches 39th homer Rooker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.
Impact Rooker took Emerson Hancock deep in the fifth inning with Max Schuemann aboard to cut a 3-0 deficit to one run. The round tripper marked Rooker's first time leaving the yard since Sept. 16 and puts him just one shy of reaching the 40-homer mark heading into the final day of the regular season Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Mariners try to keep home win streak alive, host the Athletics
The Seattle Mariners, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Oakland AthleticsSEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Estes, A's proud to represent Oakland to the end SEATTLE -- The A’s may have already played their final game at the Coliseum, but there is still a sense of pride inside that clubhouse in re...
SEPTEMBER 29 • MLB.COM
How to Watch Mariners vs. Athletics: TV Channel & Live Stream - September 29
Preview the Sept. 29 matchup between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.SEPTEMBER 29 • DATA SKRIVE
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Preview - 09/29/2024 This browser does not support the video element.
SEPTEMBER 29 • MLB.COM
Raley rallies Mariners twice, Raleigh homers in 7-6 win over A's in 10 innings
Leo Rivas scored on Justin Turner’s fielder’s-choice grounder to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 7-6 in 10 inningsSEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mariners vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 29
Preview the Sept. 29 matchup between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.SEPTEMBER 29 • DATA SKRIVE
