Dallas Braden News

Dallas Braden gave back to his hometown in a meaningful way. The Stockton native and Stagg High graduate, who pitched for the Oakland Athletics and their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento last season, helped ...

A's pitcher Dallas Braden will help with the staff and volunteers at the St. Mary's Interfaith Services on Wednesday in Stockton, Calif.

The Oakland A's made the Matt Holliday trade official on Wednesday, two days after the details of the trade became known.

Take a step back for a moment and view the Matt Holliday deal from Billy Beane's perspective.

Baseball players can take different routes on their course to the major leagues.

Hannahan, who left Saturday's game with a strained oblique muscle after making a catch while falling onto the bullpen mound, is scheduled to see team orthopedist Dr.

Donnie Murphy was shopping at a Sports Authority on Saturday near his home in Corona, looking to purchase some weight equipment now that his baseball season was over.

The Angels' closer has irked the team on occasion with his posturing after wins.

Murphy said that Ellis got a second opinion from Dr. Lewis Yocum on Tuesday and that Yocum concurred with A's orthopedist Dr.

Lewis Yocum about potential shoulder surgery, but there is a chance that he will have an old injury repaired along with a more recent one should he undergo any procedure.

Texas manager Ron Washington wasn't going to take any chances. When Dallas Braden picked off Rangers leadoff man Joaquin Arias in the first inning, Washington had first-base coach Gary Pettis keep everyone ...

"I think I might be done," Braden said Sunday. "To pitch, I have to prepare to pitch, and to do that, I have to throw with little or no discomfort.

Dallas Braden's left groin is painful enough, but the timing of the injury hurts even more.

When Josh Outman was called up on Sept. 2, he said he envisions himself as a starter.

A groin strain will force Athletics left-hander Dallas Braden to miss his next scheduled start, manager Bob Geren said Saturday.

The Rangers will spend a long weekend squaring off against nothing but left-handed starters.

Dustin Nippert matched his career high with seven strikeouts in five strong innings, allowing four hits and one run to win back-to-back starts for the Rangers -- another impressive outing in just his fourth ...

About the Rangers: The Rangers have liked what they've gotten from rookie C Taylor Teagarden.

The Woodland native has reached base safely in his past 20 games. He has recorded a hit in 18 of those contests, batting .443 over that stretch.

Phoenix-born lefty Dallas Braden makes his ninth start of the season tonight when the Oakland Athletics open a three-game weekend series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.