There aren’t many people outside the Oakland sphere of influence giving the A’s much of a chance in their Wednesday wild-card game at Yankee Stadium. Why? Well, the fact that the Yankees lead the universe in home runs probably has something to do with it. And they’re at home. Bonus. But let’s get...

Liam Hendriks, jettisoned to the wilderness of the Pacific Coast League some three months ago, is as improbable a playoff starter — or, more accurately, opener — that there can be. But the Oakland A’s, baseball’s biggest surprise of the summer, aren’t putting their faith in the right-handed...

Way back on June 25, the Oakland A’s designated Liam Hendriks for assignment, banishing him off the 25-man roster and ultimately sending him to Triple-A. At the time, the A’s were 41-38, 10.5 games behind the AL West-leading Astros and seven games back of the Mariners, holders of the second wild-...

Buster Posey and Liam Hendriks have been named as the 2017 nominees for the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's, respectively. The annual recognition is awarded to a player from each MLB club who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement,...