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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Athletics execute major roster shakeup amid nine-game losing streak
Athletics execute major roster shakeup amid nine-game losing streak originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Athletics are pulling all the tricks out of the bag in an effort to end their nine-game losing streak. Advertisement The A's are calling up top prospect and outfielder Denzel Clarke from Triple-A Las Vegas, They also are calling up No. 30 prospect and infielder/outfielder Logan Davidson, catcher Willie Maclver, infielder CJ Alexander and left-handed pitcher Jacob Lopez. ESPN's Jeff Passan and Martin Gallegos first reported some of the moves Friday morning. The A's optioned centerfielder JJ Bleday, right-handed pitcher Carlos Duran and catcher Jhonny Pereda to Triple-A Las Vegas and designated outfielder/infielder Seth Brown for assignment, placed third baseman Gio Urshela on IL and transferred infielder Zack Gelof to the 60-day IL. '[We're] obviously in a stretch right now where we're not finding ways to win,' general manager David Forst told reporters Friday. 'Trying to make some changes where we can. … We will continue to look, both from a position player and pitcher's standpoint, for places where we can make improvements and get back to the kind of baseball we were playing before this stretch started. Advertisement 'I think we're better than we've shown the last 10 days.' Clarke, who just turned 25, is hitting .286/.436/.419 through 31 games with Las Vegas. The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder already is viewed by the Athletics as a Gold Glove-caliber defender in center (h/t Gallegos), and Forst told reporters he'll start there in Friday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. 'From a defensive standpoint in center, he's probably one of the better ones we have in the organization,' Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said of Clarke back in March. 'He's super talented out there.' Davidson was selected by the Athletics in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft, and through 41 games with Las Vegas, he is hitting .303 with a .879 OPS. Forst envisions Davidson being a valuable 'super-utility guy' for the A's moving forward. Advertisement Maclver, 28, is hitting .389 with a 1.017 OPS through 35 games for Las Vegas, and Alexander, 28, is hitting .252/.348/.509 with a .857 OPS through 42 games. Lopez returns to the A's with a 3.86 ERA through seven innings during the 2025 MLB season. The Athletics now hope Clarke's energetic spirit and crafty play, paired with a batch of fresh faces both at the plate and on the field, can help them turn things around. Forst said Lopez, alongside Clarke, will start against Philadelphia, giving the call-ups a quick opportunity.
Fox Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Athletics make return trip to San Francisco and face Giants for a different Bay Bridge Series
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Athletics are back in the Bay area. For at least three days anyway. More than a year after announcing intentions to leave their long-time home in Oakland to play at a minor league facility in Sacramento while a new stadium in Las Vegas is being built, the A's made the journey south to face the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series that began Friday. For Athletics general manager David Forst, that meant a trip across the Bay Bridge that used to take 20 minutes turned into a 90-mile afternoon drive. 'I thought I would have an easier commute today than I've had earlier, but the bridge traffic is terrible,' Forst joked while sitting in the visitor's dugout at Oracle Park. Forst chose to speak to reporters in order to prevent manager Mark Kotsay from having to field all the questions about the A's return to the area. The annual games between the two Northern California opponents was originally dubbed the Bay Bridge Series, although a few fans attending Friday's game wore shirts declaring that it is now the Highway 80 Battle of the Bay. Despite the A's move to the state capital, Forst believes the inter-league rivalry between the teams will continue. 'A's-Giants, I think, will be sort of the same rivalry for a while,' Forst said. 'There's obviously generations of fans who will see A's and Giants and think of it the same way, but it's definitely different. We're not right across the Bay. 'There are enough people remaining who have seen it this way for 15-20 years. (Giants manager and former A's skipper Bob Melvin) is on the other side. Our coaches all played in part of this rivalry, so yeah.' In years past, players from both teams needed only to make a quick drive across the Bay Bridge to play in the Bay Bridge Series. This year, the A's were returning from a road trip to Los Angeles and flew into Oakland late Thursday and are staying at a hotel in San Francisco. 'The rivalry, it's been fun to be a part of,' A's manager Mark Kotsay said. 'Having Bob on the other side isn't necessarily a rivalry. I look at him as a mentor. I look at him as a friend. Do I want to win? Yes. Does he want to win? Absolutely. In terms of it not being the Bay Bridge Series, there's still a lot of excitement around this series.' ___ AP MLB: recommended in this topic
Winnipeg Free Press
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Athletics make return trip to San Francisco and face Giants for a different Bay Bridge Series
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Athletics are back in the Bay area. For at least three days anyway. More than a year after announcing intentions to leave their long-time home in Oakland to play at a minor league facility in Sacramento while a new stadium in Las Vegas is being built, the A's made the journey south to face the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series that began Friday. For Athletics general manager David Forst, that meant a trip across the Bay Bridge that used to take 20 minutes turned into a 90-mile afternoon drive. 'I thought I would have an easier commute today than I've had earlier, but the bridge traffic is terrible,' Forst joked while sitting in the visitor's dugout at Oracle Park. Forst chose to speak to reporters in order to prevent manager Mark Kotsay from having to field all the questions about the A's return to the area. The annual games between the two Northern California opponents was originally dubbed the Bay Bridge Series, although a few fans attending Friday's game wore shirts declaring that it is now the Highway 80 Battle of the Bay. Despite the A's move to the state capital, Forst believes the inter-league rivalry between the teams will continue. 'A's-Giants, I think, will be sort of the same rivalry for a while,' Forst said. 'There's obviously generations of fans who will see A's and Giants and think of it the same way, but it's definitely different. We're not right across the Bay. 'There are enough people remaining who have seen it this way for 15-20 years. (Giants manager and former A's skipper Bob Melvin) is on the other side. Our coaches all played in part of this rivalry, so yeah.' In years past, players from both teams needed only to make a quick drive across the Bay Bridge to play in the Bay Bridge Series. This year, the A's were returning from a road trip to Los Angeles and flew into Oakland late Thursday and are staying at a hotel in San Francisco. 'The rivalry, it's been fun to be a part of,' A's manager Mark Kotsay said. 'Having Bob on the other side isn't necessarily a rivalry. I look at him as a mentor. I look at him as a friend. Do I want to win? Yes. Does he want to win? Absolutely. In terms of it not being the Bay Bridge Series, there's still a lot of excitement around this series.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Athletics make return trip to San Francisco and face Giants for a different Bay Bridge Series
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Athletics are back in the Bay area. For at least three days anyway. More than a year after announcing intentions to leave their long-time home in Oakland to play at a minor league facility in Sacramento while a new stadium in Las Vegas is being built, the A's made the journey south to face the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series that began Friday. Advertisement For Athletics general manager David Forst, that meant a trip across the Bay Bridge that used to take 20 minutes turned into a 90-mile afternoon drive. 'I thought I would have an easier commute today than I've had earlier, but the bridge traffic is terrible,' Forst joked while sitting in the visitor's dugout at Oracle Park. Forst chose to speak to reporters in order to prevent manager Mark Kotsay from having to field all the questions about the A's return to the area. The annual games between the two Northern California opponents was originally dubbed the Bay Bridge Series, although a few fans attending Friday's game wore shirts declaring that it is now the Highway 80 Battle of the Bay. Advertisement Despite the A's move to the state capital, Forst believes the inter-league rivalry between the teams will continue. 'A's-Giants, I think, will be sort of the same rivalry for a while,' Forst said. 'There's obviously generations of fans who will see A's and Giants and think of it the same way, but it's definitely different. We're not right across the Bay. 'There are enough people remaining who have seen it this way for 15-20 years. (Giants manager and former A's skipper Bob Melvin) is on the other side. Our coaches all played in part of this rivalry, so yeah.' In years past, players from both teams needed only to make a quick drive across the Bay Bridge to play in the Bay Bridge Series. This year, the A's were returning from a road trip to Los Angeles and flew into Oakland late Thursday and are staying at a hotel in San Francisco. Advertisement 'The rivalry, it's been fun to be a part of,' A's manager Mark Kotsay said. 'Having Bob on the other side isn't necessarily a rivalry. I look at him as a mentor. I look at him as a friend. Do I want to win? Yes. Does he want to win? Absolutely. In terms of it not being the Bay Bridge Series, there's still a lot of excitement around this series.' ___ AP MLB:
Local Sweden
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Local Sweden
Swedish climate activists 'treated as criminals', UN expert warns
Although Sweden is widely viewed as an environmental champion, UN special rapporteur Michel Forst said: "It's difficult to understand why those peaceful people are treated as criminals." "We are in Sweden to discuss with the government... because we are (still) concerned about at least two cases... and we wanted to raise the case again with the government," Forst told AFP on Tuesday. "I don't see any coherence in Sweden between the external action that Sweden is taking, which is very good, and the lack of attention given to defenders inside Sweden," he added. UN experts are independent figures mandated by the Human Rights Council. They do not, therefore, speak for the United Nations itself. The two Swedish cases Forst referred to arose in 2023 and 2024. The first concerns a woman named Marie, who has not disclosed her surname publicly, and who was hired by the Swedish Energy Agency in 2023 as a national gas coordinator. Her brief was to study the country's gas supply and draw up proposals to reduce Sweden's dependence on fossil fuel imports and develop domestic biogas production, which required her to obtain security clearance. Outside work, she demonstrated against politicians' lack of action to address climate change, as part of Mothers' Rebellion, an informal subsection of Extinction Rebellion. She informed her employer of her activism, but was fired on the spot when Swedish media revealed her involvement in the spring of 2024. Swedish Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin declined to comment on the case when contacted by AFP. "We have the right to demonstrate during our free time, whether or not we have a job that requires security clearance," Marie told AFP, adding that she had sued the state and hoped to obtain at least an apology. The second case involves a researcher in her 40s, identified as Clara in the media, who came to Sweden from another EU country to live with her husband. She participated in a climate protest organised by Scientist Rebellion on September 17, 2023 against the use of private jets at Stockholm's Bromma airport. Two of the activists threw red paint on the terminal building. While Clara was not one of the activists who threw paint, she is nonetheless suspected of vandalism and risks two years in prison. Her request for Swedish citizenship, which she submitted in 2021, was denied in August 2024, with the Swedish Migration Agency saying she did not qualify since she was suspected of a crime.
