The A’s also designated Seth Brown for assignment. Brown had been their longest-tenured player.

The Athletics are now playing their home games in West Sacramento, leaving the Ballers, starting their second season, as The Town’s lone professional baseball team. With new funding secured, co-founders Paul Freedman and Bryan Carmel hope to build on an up-and-down first full season.

Don’t expect much A’s protest fervor from fans attending what used to be the Bay Bridge Series against the Giants.

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Athletics have made a strategic move that could push for a brighter future, sending one of their top performers down who's battling a slump.

One visible addition to the “rivalry” was a banner that hung from the right-center stands, with the area codes of 415 (in orange, for San Francisco) and 510 (in yellow, for Oakland) connected by a heart. Unmentioned: Sacramento’s 916 area code.

Taylor Ward’s powerful grand slam and a five-run seventh inning powered the Los Angeles Angels to a thrilling 10-5 victory, marking their seventh straight win.

Athletics won't have to wait for one of their star sluggers to get himself back on track, as he appears to be handling that on his own.