Oakland A’s third baseman JD Davis (5) was given re-assignment and outfielder Lawrence Butler was called up from triple A Las Vegas on Mon Jun 17, 2024 (AP News photo)
On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:
#1 Amaury, the Oakland A’s are coming off a four game swept by the Minnesota Twins. Which included a doubleheader on Sunday which they got close in the second game of the doubleheader losing by a run 8-7.
#2 The A’s doubleheader sweep in Minneapolis handed the A’s their ninth straight loss and you knew changes would be eminent as the A’s announced on Monday they have designated third baseman JD Davis for assignment. The A’s have recalled Lawrence Butler from Triple A Sacramento.
#3 Davis journey to Oakland started when he won an arbitration case against the San Francisco Giants for $6.9 million. Under baseball rules arbitration isn’t fully guaranteed until opening day or unless Davis and the Giants had agreed to terms. The Giants had elected to release Davis and paid him $1.1 million upon his release while they had signed third baseman Matt Chapman.
#4 A’s first baseman Tyler Soderstrom who has been seeing the ball well has hit five solo home runs and is making good contact. Soderstrom is hitting .250, 21 hits and five home runs.
#5 Amaury talk about the series coming up as the A’s host the Kansas City Royals. Despite the Royals having lost six of their last ten games they’re a team to be on guard for they have it good on both hitting and pitching. Starting pitcher for the Royals RHP Alex March (5-3, ERA 3.63) for the A’s LHP Hogan Harris (0-0, ERA 2.49) first pitch 6:40pm PT.
Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play voice on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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