Could Phoenix lose spring training?
Despite money set aside for ballpark improvements, it looks like the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics are shopping for new spring-training complexes come 2013 and 2015, respectively, which could...
View ArticleA’s, Mariners to begin, depart spring training early
With Major League Baseball scheduling a season-opening series between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners in Japan, both teams will begin spring training early and take a break at the end of...
View ArticleTentative 2012 Oakland A’s spring-training sched posted
We’ve posted a tentative and incomplete spring-training schedule for the Oakland A’s, who are playing a partial slate of games through March 21 before departing for a season-launching series with...
View ArticleSan Francisco Giants release tentative schedule
The San Francisco Giants released a tentative and incomplete 2012 spring-training schedule, complete with 16 home games at Scottsdale Stadium. You can view the full schedule here. The Giants open play...
View ArticleAthletics exploring move to HoHoKam Park in 2015
The Oakland Athletics have entered into an exclusive negotiating period with the city of Mesa for a move to HoHoKam Park in 2015, once the Chicago Cubs shift to a new facility. The Athletics currently...
View ArticleCubs 2012 spring schedule posted
We’ve posted an accurate 2012 spring-training schedule for the Chicago Cubs — a 35-game slate that includes 16 games at HoHoKam Park and two games against Texas in Las Vegas. You can view the schedule...
View ArticleFirst day of workouts for Mariners, Truck Day for BoSox
Today is a day of firsts: it’s Truck Day for the Boston Red Sox and the reporting date for the Seattle Mariners. In other words: spring training has officially begun. Normally we don’t see Truck Day...
View ArticleOakland, Mesa reach final agreement on HoHoKam Park move
It’s close to official: the city of Mesa and the Oakland A’s have reached agreement on a lease for HoHoKam Park beginning in 2015, subject to approval from the City Council on Monday. The deal calls...
View ArticleOakland Athletics 2014 spring schedule posted
Another schedule for your planning pleasure: We’ve posted the Oakland Athletics 2014 spring schedule. You can view the schedule here. The A’s and Giants will play seven times in the preseason,...
View ArticleAthletics 2015 spring training schedule posted
We’ve posted the Oakland Athletics 2015 spring training schedule, as the team preps for a move to a renovated HoHoKam Park. You can view the schedule here. The A’s and Giants will play seven times in...
View ArticleGiants 2015 spring training schedule posted
We’ve posted the San Francisco Giants 2015 spring training schedule, which includes 33 Cactus League games, including 17 at Scottsdale Stadium. You can view the schedule here. The Giants, who have...
View ArticleCubs, Athletics set for annual Las Vegas Big League Weekend
We get a lot of questions about this: the Chicago Cubs and the Oakland Athletics will square off in the annual Las Vegas Big League Weekend at Cashman Field. The Chicago Cubs will make their 11th...
View ArticleMesa, A’s to celebrate Hohokam Stadium reopening
If you’re in the Phoenix area, this event is worth checking out: Mesa is hosting A Day at the Diamond on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to mark the return of the Oakland A’s and the Hohokam...
View ArticleNew for 2015: Lew Wolff Training Complex
We have a new name for the old Fitch Park, where the Chicago Cubs formerly worked out and is now inhabited by the Oakland Athletics: the Lew Wolff Training Complex. Lew Wolff, of course, is co-owner...
View ArticleSpring training food: better than ever
It wasn’t too long ago that food at a spring-training game meant a steamed hot dog, a warm beer or soda, some stale popcorn and perhaps a hamburger — if you were lucky. Today, food is an integral part...
View ArticleReviving Hohokam Stadium
For fans used to cramped seating and lack of shade at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the move by the Oakland Athletics to a renovated Hohokam Stadium in Mesa for spring training should be a pleasure...
View ArticleA’s 2016 spring training schedule posted
We’ve posted a partial Oakland A’s 2016 spring training schedule, with all the home games listed. You can view the schedule here. Not much to say about the Oakland A’s 2016 spring training schedule: we...
View ArticleTentative Athletics, Angels Schedules Posted
We put up two new schedules today: the full 2017 Oakland Athletics schedule and the home Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim schedule. The Athletics’ 2017 schedule begins on Saturday, Feb. 25 against the...
View ArticleOakland Athletics 2018 Spring Schedule Posted
We’ve posted the Oakland Athletics 2018 spring schedule, as the team prepares to build on a very successful 2017 spring-training tenure at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. You can view the schedule here. The...
View ArticleOakland A’s Minor League Schedule Posted
We’ve posted the Oakland A’s minor league schedule for spring training, as the four full-season squads kick off their own camp on March 3. You can view the schedule here. Pitchers and catchers for the...
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