Cliff Pennington News

Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel.

Much of this organization's focus for the past year or two has been on the bright and shiny future of the franchise...and for good reason.

The A's just announced that Mike Gallego, the team's former second baseman, has been hired to coach third base and handle infield coaching duties.

Bonds wouldn't accept it. But Major League Baseball could say one of its teams made an offer, and the union would lose steam with its plan to file a collusion grievance and prove MLB conspired to ensure Bonds ...

Times the Pirates, in their 122-year history, didn't have a 10-game winner. It happened in 1890 and again this year.

Oakland 7, Seattle 10 Oakland Top 8th - - Cliff Pennington struck out swinging to end the inning.

A glance at the A's starting infield Saturday in Seattle showed Jeff Baisley, Bobby Crosby, Cliff Pennington and Daric Barton playing left to right.

Congratulations to those ANers who actually sat through The Game That Would Never End, as the Texas Rangers absolutely crushed the A's in their riveting battle for who finishes in second place in the AL West.

Kurt Suzuki continues to learn lessons during his first full season as the A's catcher.

Texas snapped its five-game losing streak. The A's beat the Rangers on Monday to move into second place for the first time since July 25.

Travis Buck drove in the winning run with an 11th-inning single Monday night and the Oakland A's beat Texas 4-3. Cliff Pennington -- who also drove in a run for Oakland -- opened the top of the 11th with a ...

Though he gave up a bases-loaded walk and an RBI single, Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez recorded his record 59th save, something he'd been unable to do the night before.

Playing third base for the first time in his major league career, Daric Barton let his instincts take over.

Enjoy your big dollar contract this offseason, no matter who that happens to be with.

When the Angels clinched their division title a week ago, manager Mike Scioscia said he put a high priority on having a healthy team for the playoffs but he intended to play his regulars and would not "put ...

OAKLAND -- The Angels made two throwing errors in the ninth inning, the second by closer Francisco Rodriguez that allowed Oakland's Daric Barton and Jack Hannahan to score in the Athletics' 3-2 victory ...

Wonder how the split-squad game in Peoria came out. With both teams focused on the future - the Angels on their short-term playoff preparations, the Oakland A's on their long-term rebuilding plans - the opener ...

A's fans might get their first look at the team's possible third baseman of the future Thursday when Oakland opens a four-game series against Texas.

Aaron Cunningham hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot that broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 7-4 Sunday.

Outman allowed one run and four hits over five innings in his first big league start.