Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, considered the greatest leadoff hitter in history and MLB’s all-time leader in stolen bases, leadoff home runs and runs scored, has passed away. He was 65. “For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting,” Commissioner

From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club’s signature win of the season?

The tributes to the great Rickey Henderson are pouring in after we learned of the Hall of Famer’s sad, sudden passing, just days before his 66th birthday. Baseball’s “Man of Steal” has been rightly celebrated here, there and everywhere for his place in history as the all-time stolen bases and

CHICAGO -- Tony La Russa was extolling the virtues of Rickey Henderson as a Hall of Famer and one of the all-time great players in Major League Baseball history during a 20-minute Zoom with Chicago writers on Sunday, when he quickly changed direction. “Great player, great teammate,” La Russa said.

Rickey Henderson put the "top" in top of the order. Henderson is the Major Leagues' all-time leader in runs scored (2,295) and stolen bases (1,406). He walloped 81 leadoff homers, another record. He finished among the top 10 in the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting six times and

Widely considered the greatest leadoff man in MLB history, his first name became synonymous with the stolen base. Here are 10 incredible Rickey stats that demonstrate just how utterly dominant a force he was during a career that spanned a quarter of a century. And since Henderson, who passed away

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to track all of the Athletics' moves, along with the progress of any injured players.

There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're looking at you Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Which single-game performances were the best? We asked each of our 30 beat writers which

Among the many incredible feats Rickey Henderson accomplished during his Hall of Fame career, setting the single-season stolen-base record stands as one of his most iconic. On Aug. 27, 1982, Henderson broke Lou Brock’s mark of 118 steals in a season by swiping second base in the third inning of

After addressing their need for starting pitching earlier this winter, the Athletics can now check third base off their offseason wish list. The A’s landed the experienced third baseman they were looking for on Sunday by signing veteran infielder Gio Urshela to a one-year contract. The deal, first reported on

Every season brings unexpected breakouts. We don’t mean rookies such as Paul Skenes or Colton Cowser -- can’t-miss prospects who, when they made it to the Majors, did not, in fact, miss. We’re talking about players who were either flying under the radar before reaching the big leagues or who

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On the heels of signing right-hander Luis Severino, Athletics general manager David Forst expressed throughout the Winter Meetings in Dallas earlier this week his desire to fortify the club’s rotation by adding another starting pitcher through trade or free agency.

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter -- which he reported on from Lansing, Mich., on Aug. 27 -- is one of those stories. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here. Mitch Myers, a

We don’t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It’s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first

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DALLAS – The buzz created by the Athletics from their signing of right-hander Luis Severino generated momentum heading into the 2024 Winter Meetings they hoped would lead to further signings or trades. While no official moves were made at the Winter Meetings outside of a Rule 5 Draft selection, the

DALLAS – Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year’s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith

DALLAS -- Rather than waiting for the free-agent market to develop, the Athletics have shifted their approach from previous offseasons. They instead helped set the starting pitching market with the early signing of right-hander Luis Severino, and they do not plan to stop the spending there. Sending their front office

MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline

DALLAS -- There was a lot less anxiety than usual inside the suite of the Athletics' front office for Tuesday night’s 2025 MLB Draft Lottery. After experiencing the heartbreak and agony of falling outside of the top three picks despite being tied for the best odds to land the top

The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.

DALLAS -- For an A’s squad featuring a talented young core that appears on the rise and ready to take a big step forward in 2025, Brent Rooker stands out as the perfect player to help lead them into that new era with his combination of elite hitting traits and