The Oakland Athletics are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland,California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. The team currently plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum,with plans to temporarily move to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento,California,for the 2025–2027 seasons,prior to their permanent move to Las Vegas. The relocation will mark the first move by an MLB team since the Montreal Expos moved to Washington,D.C.,becoming the Washington Nationals in 2005. The nine World Series championships,fifteen pennants,and seventeen division titles that the A's have won throughout their history is the second-highest in the American League after the New York Yankees.
Barry William Zito is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. His pitching repertoire consisted of a curveball,a four-seam fastball,a two-seam fastball,a circle changeup,and a cutter–slider.
Marcos Scutaro,better known as Marco Scutaro,is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He bats and throws right-handed. Scutaro made his major league debut with the New York Mets in 2002,and subsequently played for the Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Boston Red Sox,Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants. Scutaro was named the most valuable player of the 2012 National League Championship Series while with the Giants;he and the team then won the 2012 World Series over the Detroit Tigers.
Matthew Derrick Williams,nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine",is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed batter,Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015,and was the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022 to 2023.
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986,most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.
William Nuschler Clark Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply,"the Thrill."
Joseph Michael Nathan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,Minnesota Twins,Texas Rangers,Detroit Tigers,and Chicago Cubs. Nathan started out his baseball career as a shortstop in high school and in college for Stony Brook,but converted to a pitcher after being drafted by the Giants. He worked his way through the minor leagues,alternating between spots in the rotation and the bullpen.
Rickey Eugene Reuschel is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 to 1991,winning 214 games with a career 3.37 ERA. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because his speed belied his portly physique. He was known for his deceptive style of pitching,which kept hitters off balance by constantly varying the speeds of his pitches.
Robert Paul Melvin is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher who is the current manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Melvin has been named Manager of the Year three times.
Juan Cespedes Uribe Tena is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played shortstop,third base and second base during his career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,Chicago White Sox,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,Atlanta Braves,New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He bats and throws right-handed.
Matthew Thomas Cain is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the San Francisco Giants from 2005 to 2017. A two-time World Series champion and a three-time All-Star,he is widely regarded as a central figure of the Giants' success in the 2010s for his pitching and leadership.
Derryl Cousins was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB),who worked in the American League (AL) from 1979 to 1999,and umpired throughout both leagues from 2000 until his retirement following the 2012 season,ending his career as a crew chief.
Timothy Leroy Lincecum,nicknamed "the Freak",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the San Francisco Giants. A two-time Cy Young Award winner,Lincecum helped the Giants win three World Series championships from 2010 through 2014.
Santiago Casilla is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Casilla threw four pitches:a fastball,slider,curveball,and changeup.
Nathan John "Nate" Schierholtz is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2007–2012),Philadelphia Phillies (2012),Chicago Cubs (2013–2014),and Washington Nationals (2014). He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2015).
Madison Kyle Bumgarner,nicknamed,"MadBum",is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Previously,he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–23). Bumgarner has won three World Series championships and two Silver Slugger Awards. He has also been selected to four National League (NL) All-Star teams and has the most strikeouts in franchise history by a Giants left-handed pitcher.
Matthew Russell Downs Sr. is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). Previously,he had played for the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros. He bats and throws right-handed.
Nicholas Murphy Noonan is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres.
Robert Alexander Wood is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves,Los Angeles Dodgers,Cincinnati Reds,and San Francisco Giants.
Thomas James Murphy Jr. is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners. Prior to playing professionally,Murphy played college baseball for the University at Buffalo.
