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Barber: A's missing first baseman Matt Olson
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Four standout A's players after one week of Cactus League games
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Oakland A's Eyeball Scout 3/17: Marcus Semien looks slick in the
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MLB: Rays top A's next stop Houston
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Lowrie homers, exceeds 1,000 career hits as A's edge Angels
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The A's start has been historically awful; three things to know as
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Oakland Athletics' new SS Elvis Andrus finding role away from Rangers
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Oakland A's: Balanced roster boosting playoff hopes after awful
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ALDS: George Springer hits two homers, Astros beat A's; Rays hit
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Caught looking: Marcus Semien, Brian Anderson and why changing
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