Fan News

Welcome to the Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees live blog!

I will post updates every inning, similar to rounds in boxing, with recaps focusing on the best and worst of the particular inning, from home runs to embarrassing blunders in the field and on the basepaths. I will declare a winner of each inning and look for knockout blows delivered to the opposing team's jaw.

Kuroda and Kazmir, New York and Oakland, who will be the champ?

You know those mutual fund ads that end with something like "past performance does not guarantee future results?" The Tampa Bay Rays medical staff, historically one of the top staffs in terms of results, is having a tough year.

David Wright was off to a rough start in April. The New York Mets captain was passive at the plate and late on many pitches. Wright is getting into a rhythm as of late, but his overall performance has been underwhelming.

There's no better player in the major leagues than Mike Trout. About the only person who can beat Trout at this stage is himself. The Los Angeles Angels haven't had a lot of luck with health over the past couple years, struggling at all levels after a generational change in their once top-rated staff.

In Monday's game at Yankee Stadium, Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager became the first player in franchise history to hit a home run, two triples and a double in the same game, per ESPN Stats & Info. 

Cleveland Indians pitcher Justin Masterson tossed the first immaculate inning of his career in the fourth inning of Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Per ESPN.com, a pitcher must strike out all three batters on just nine pitches in order to get credit for an immaculate inning, one of the rarest single-inning accomplishments in baseball.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman has been suspended six games and fined by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing at the head of Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria on Friday night, the league's public relations staff announced Tuesday.

You've seen the voting for the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Now prepare to see it in an entirely new way...

Updated!

After providing an initial look at the voting last week, MLB has refreshed the totals. The American League voting was updated on Monday, and the National League voting has been updated on Tuesday.

The sky is blue, and Harry Caray guzzled beer—these are not revelations.

What does come as news is the recent discovery of one of Caray's diaries, which allegedly contains a wealth of information concerning his superhuman barhopping habits.

The Oakland Athletics announced Tuesday that they are placing outfielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive June 1.