Reports: Giants to acquire center fielder Andrew McCutchen from the Pirates
The Giants have filled a big void with a big name. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that the team has agreed to acquire center fielder Andrew McCutchen from the Pirates, pending a review of medical records. McCutchen would join Buster Posey as former National League Most Valuable Players on the Giants roster. Posey won the award in 2012, McCutchen in 2013.
Peralta board of trustees directs chancellor to stop A's stadium planning
The Peralta Community College District board of trustees decided in a closed session meeting Tuesday to direct its chancellor to halt a community engagement process with the Oakland A's on a proposed new baseball stadium near the district's offices and Laney College.
Oakland A's announce 4 design firms hired for proposed new stadium near Laney College
OAKLAND (BCN) The Oakland A's announced today that they have hired four design firms to lead the design process for their plan to build a new baseball stadium near Laney College.
Giants pitcher Matt Cain to retire after Saturday start
PHOENIX (AP) - Matt Cain is set to make one final start before he calls it a career. Cain talked to his San Francisco teammates in a closed clubhouse before Wednesday's game at Arizona, telling them he was ready to retire.
A's select site for ballpark near Laney College
KTVU has learned the Oakland A's have settled on a site for their new 35,000-seat, privately financed ballpark.
Home run king Bonds says he wishes he'd played one more year
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds says he wishes he had played one more season. On the 10th anniversary of breaking baseball's all-time home run record, Bonds tells The Associated Press that he believes he would have hit 800 homers or come very close. Bonds says it "stung" to walk away after topping Hank Aaron's mark in 2007 while playing for the San Francisco Giants.
A's trade pitcher Sonny Gray to Yankees
The Oakland A's traded right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray and $1,500,000 international bonus slot cash to the New York Yankees for outfielder Dustin Fowler, infielder Jorge Mateo and right-handed pitcher James Kaprielian the club announced today. The three players are ranked as the fourth, eighth and 12th best prospects respectively in the Yankees farm system by MLB.com.
