By Associated Press 1:37 a.m. EDT , March 17, 2012 PHOENIX (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma is trying both to work his way into the Seattle Mariners’ rotation and get ready for the season in general.Iwakuma allowed five runs — three earned — on seven hits over four innings in the Oakland Athletics’ 6-1 victory over Seattle split-squad team Friday night.”For the rotation, I need to have more effort to get the result for it,” Iwakuma said through an interpreter

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Ryan Cook was not the Oakland Athletics’ marquee acquisition from the trade that sent pitcher Trevor Cahill to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the winter. But Cook, a hard-throwing right-hander from Clovis, is squarely in the mix to land a spot in the bullpen. “He’s very impressive,” Athletics manager Bob Melvin said

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PHOENIX (AP) Manny Ramirez showed he has plenty of pop left in his bat, hitting his first home run in an Oakland Athletics uniform Tuesday. While that may have been a significant milestone to some, it wasn’t to Ramirez

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Oakland places Anderson on 60-day DL In a move that’s hardly surprising, the Oakland Athletics placed pitcher Brett Anderson on the 60-day disabled list Tuesday as he continues to rehab from Tommy John surgery. Tigers release P David Pauley The Detroit Tigers released pitcher David Pauley on Monday

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—Oakland Athletics minor leaguer Jason Pridie faces a 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.

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For the second straight day, much-touted Cuban signee Yeonis Cespedes upstaged the Oakland Athletics’ players participating in the scheduled spring training game by tearing it up in another simulated-game session. Cespedes, who might play in his first official spring game this weekend, took six at-bats against minor-league pitchers Thursday and had three more hits, including his second home run in as many days at the club’s Papago Park minor-league complex. Facing two alternating A’s minor league pitchers, Blake Hassebrock and Shawn Haviland, Cespedes hit the ball solidly every time up.

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Oakland Athletics outfielder Jason Pridie has been suspended 50 games for violating the minor-league drug program, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle . Pridie, 28, hit .231 with four home runs and 20 RBIs for the New York Mets last season. He signed a minor-league deal with the Athletics in November and was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training.

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What may not be a big surprise to most who follow the story of the infamous former Oakland Athletics’ slugger, Jose Canseco, is that his dreams of making a big comeback this year in baseball have come to an end. After trying out for the Quintana Roo Tigers in the Mexican league, officials there say the 47-year-old has “acknowledged that he took a banned substance for which he has no prescription and will not play as expected in the league.” Jose Canseco Creative Commons His comeback dream seems to have ended almost as quickly as it began

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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics said Wednesday that their attempt to relocate some 40 miles away to San Jose is not “a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights.” The San Francisco Giants clearly see it the other way

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—The Oakland Athletics said Wednesday that their attempt to relocate some 40 miles away to San Jose is not “a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights.” The San Francisco Giants clearly see it the other way.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics say their attempt to relocate some 40 miles away to San Jose is not “a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights.” The A’s released a statement Wednesday saying they hope Commissioner Bud Selig, his committee on the Bay Area issue and a vote of baseball’s owners will allow the club to leave its current venue in the aging Oakland Coliseum and build a new ballpark in technology-rich Silicon Valley – even though the San Francisco Giants hold territorial rights to the area.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics say their attempt to relocate some 40 miles away to San Jose is not “a move that seeks to alter or in any manner disturb MLB territorial rights.” The A’s released a statement Wednesday saying they hope Commissioner Bud Selig, his committee on the Bay Area issue and a vote of baseball’s owners will allow the club to leave its current venue in the aging Oakland Coliseum and build a new ballpark in technology-rich Silicon Valley – even though the San Francisco Giants hold territorial rights to the area

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