(AP) — The Athletics traded talented base-stealer and outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday for minor league right-hander Carlos Duran.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Van Thompson walked through the busy concourse shortly before first pitch and sang along to the national anthem, a white Athletics ball cap in hand covering his heart.

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Being a PA Announcer for Minor League baseball, I mean that’s up there as far as desires, especially for my hometown.” ...

Minor-league sports franchises are fascinating operations ... They’ll have a new logo. The team store will be loaded with UFOs merchandise, including jerseys, for fans to buy.

Only in minor league baseball will you find teams called the ... are paying homage to with their 2025 alter ego. Featuring a logo in which a boot wields a needle as a bat, the El Paso Bootmakers ...

Bresnahan also altered the grip on his slider by shifting his ring and middle fingers to the front of the semi-circle shape at the top of the Minor League Baseball logo. Previously, he’d held ...

Bolte, 21, has an inquiring mind when it comes to baseball and as an Athletics minor ... at-bats with Midland last year after a promotion. Bolte said he noticed that the Texas League pitchers ...

The Great Lakes Loons, the Dodgers’ minor league High-A affiliate in the Midwest League in Midland, Michigan ... the Dodgers’ top 20 prospects at Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus ...

Right off the bat, some of baseball’s top prospects ... The burger-based primary logo is complemented by a bat-swinging spatula (Flip) and a glove-wielding pickle (Chip). This is the first Minor ...