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Oakland Athletics pitchers Dallas Braden and Joey Devine have cleared outright waivers and chosen to become free agents rather than accept assignments to Triple-A Sacramento.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden yelled at the Stockton police chief while carrying a bat during an anti-crime rally in his hometown but won't be punished.

Japanese Sporting goods manufacturer Mizuno presented San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain with the traditional Japanese honor of an authentic samurai sword on Monday. Mizuno bestows the samurai sword honor to recognize the most significant athleti...

Don't count anybody out, ever. But perfect? Philip Humber was never supposed to be perfect, but on the 21st day of April he was exactly that: the 21st pitcher to deliver a perfect game and the first to throw one since Roy Halladay threw the 20th on M...

Steven Bisig/US PresswirePhilip Humber threw the 21st perfect game in MLB history against the Mariners on Saturday.Philip Humber became the 21st pitcher in major-league history to toss a perfect game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners...

Athletics left-hander Dallas Braden received an injection of platelet-rich plasma in his strained, surgically repaired throwing shoulder and will not do any baseball activity for three weeks.

Manny Ramirez, who did not travel with the A's to Japan, strained a hamstring last week and did not join the team in Sacramento.

Tristan H. Cockcroft imagines a draft in which every player he targeted would fall to him in every round, then lays out who he'd pick, including Carlos Santana, Kevin Youkilis and Jason Motte.

Check out where players on the Oakland Athletics ranked among ESPN's top 500 players of 2012.

Stephania Bell looks at the most notable injury issues among starting pitchers heading into the 2012 season.

Diane over at the Value Over Replacement Grit blog needs your help: She's putting together a bracket of the 64 best names in major league history. Click here for details on submitting your suggestions to her. Great idea, Diane. Can't wait to see the ...

1. Chris Paul, Guillotine Operator Yes, Blake got the hosannas, headlines, hallelujahs, and holy shits. Yes, Blake the Destroyer killed everything with The Dunk on Monday night. But if the ringing in your ears subsided in time, you might have notice...

The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have agreed to terms on a $2 million, one-year contract, bolstering their depleted starting rotation.

Bartolo Colon reportedly took a one-year offer Sunday from the Oakland Athletics. This is another win-win move in a down market for a team and a starting pitcher who need one another. The A's need warm bodies, even ones as well-insulated as Colon's, ...

The Oakland Athletics have agreed to a $3.35 million, one-year contract with left-hander Dallas Braden.

The Oakland Athletics have agreed to a one-year contract with left-hander Dallas Braden.