Oakland Athletics

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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2012 file photo, Seattle Mariners' Jesus Montero warms up before an at-bat during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris (20) throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Wednesday, July 24, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

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American League’s Grant Balfour, of the Oakland Athletics, pitches during the sixth inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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**FILE** Members of the Wounded Warrior Project raise the American flag during the national anthem prior to the Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics baseball game Friday, June 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Detroit Tigers teammates hug pitcher Justin Verlander, center, after the Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-0 in Game 5 of an American League division baseball series in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander delivers a pitch in the first inning of Game 5 of an American League division baseball series against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Oakland Athletics left fielder Coco Crisp (4) celebrates after he hit single to score Seth Smith and win the game 4-3 in the ninth inning of Game 4 of an American League division baseball series against the Detroit Tigers in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.(AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson pumps his fist after Detroit Tigers' Omar Infante hit into a double play to end the top of the third inning during Game 3 of an American League division baseball series in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Detroit Tigers' pinch runner Don Kelly, right, is met at the dugout by teammate Alex Avila after scoring on a wild pitch by Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Ryan Cook during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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Oakland Athletics players celebrate after clinching the American League West at the end of their 12-5 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy (32) leaves the field with a trainer after being hit in the head by a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy (32) leaves the field with a trainer after being hit in the head by a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)