Theo Derosa

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WEST SACRAMENTO -- Jacob Wilson is one step closer to a return to the Athletics. The A’s shortstop -- on the injured list since May 12 with a left shoulder subluxation -- began a hitting progression Monday, taking swings off a tee before the club’s series opener against the Mariners

WEST SACRAMENTO -- First it was Rickey Henderson. Then it was Jimmie Foxx. Now, Nick Kurtz is on par with yet another Athletics legend. With a third-inning walk in Monday’s 9-2 loss to the Mariners at Sutter Health Park, Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 48 games -- tied with

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The Tulsa Drillers, the Double-A affiliate of the Dodgers, had quite the start to their game on Monday against Northwest Arkansas, but an apparent freak injury quickly put a damper on things. Tulsa scored seven runs in the first inning and seven more in the second, with the final tally

WEST SACRAMENTO -- After etching his name into the ledger with a whole host of Athletics legends, Nick Kurtz saw the end of his impressive on-base streak on Tuesday night. Kurtz went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Mariners, snapping his streak of consecutive games reaching

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Athletics outfielder Carlos Cortes got behind 1-2 in the count to lead off Friday’s game against the Padres in San Diego, but it didn’t stop him from lashing a single into center field on one hop.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Eventually, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Friday’s road series opener against the Athletics, left-hander Carlos Rodón would be able to reach at least the sixth inning of a start, and perhaps even the seventh. Not even Boone could foresee how soon that day would come.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Yankees couldn’t make it a six-game winning streak. But they sure made it interesting.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Yankees couldn’t make it a six-game winning streak. But they sure made it interesting.