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Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber, right, celebrates with Trea Turner, left, after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Phillies beat A’s 6-1 and stretch win streak to 4

By Joe Stiglich - Associated Press

This rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics on May 26, 2023, shows a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas. Major League Baseball laid out a detailed process to approve the Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Nevada's Legislature on Wednesday, June 14, approved providing $380 million in taxpayer money for a proposed $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark with a retractable roof, a bill Gov. Joe Lombardo is expected to sign. (Oakland Athletics via AP, File) **FILE**

MLB to start monthslong approval process for Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics' Carlos Perez (44) is congratulated by teammates after driving in a run with a groundout during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Panthers find positives in 5-game Stanley Cup loss to Vegas

By Ben Ross - Associated Press

Left field bleacher fans during Oakland Athletics' game against Houston Astros at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, May 28, 2023. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Defiant A’s fans plan `Reverse Boycott’ at Oakland Coliseum

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics' Jace Peterson (6) returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Chase De Jong during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Peterson’s 2 homers help A’s beat Pirates, end 15-game road skid

By Wes Crosby - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, center top, gets a visit from pitching coach Scott Emerson second from left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

McCutchen’s sacrifice fly lifts Pirates to 5-4 win, extends Athletics’ road losing streak to 15

By John Perrotto - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz gestures after hitting an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A’s score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season

By Michael Wagaman - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics catcher Carlos Pérez, right, is unable to catch James Kaprielian's pitch to Houston Astros' Corey Julks, left, during the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, May 26, 2023. Astros' Yordan Alvarez scored on the play. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Astros send A’s to most losses through 53 games to start season since 1900

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners' Ty France hits a solo home run on a pitch from Oakland Athletics starting pitcher JP Sears during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

France hits 2 homers, Gilbert goes 8 innings as Mariners edge reeling A’s 3-2

By Shane Lantz - Associated Press

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers quesions before a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Manfred: Vote on Athletics’ Las Vegas move could take place at June meetings

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Trevor May apologizes to Seattle Mariners' Eugenio Suarez after hitting him with a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Caean Couto)

A’s 10-40 start worst since 1932 Red Sox, Mariners win 3-2 behind Crawford, France

Associated Press

Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. Shakur’s handwritten lyrics from classic songs such as “California Love” and “Dear Momma” along galleries that pay homage to his upbringing and mother are among the artifacts featured in a massive touring museum exhibit. The Shakur Estate announced Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that the “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free” will open on Jan. 21, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese) **FILE**

Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California

Associated Press

Arizona Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel Jr., front right, celebrates at the dugout with Emmanuel Rivera, left, after hitting a two-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Perdomo, Gurriel hit 2-run homers as Diamondbacks win 4th straight, beat A’s 5-2 behind Kelly

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics baseball player Blue Vida in action, 1971. Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, has died. He was 73. The A’s said Blue died Saturday, May 6, 2023 even but did not give a cause of death. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Vida Blue, led Oakland to 3 World Series titles, dies at 73

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Bishop Henry C. Williams, of Oakland, testifies during the Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Williams said he hopes to build a Black Wall Street in Oakland with all Black-owned businesses. California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force will sign off Saturday, May 5, 2023, on key recommendations for how the state should apologize and atone for decades of discriminatory policies against descendants of U.S. chattel slavery. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments

By Sophie Austin - Associated Press

This Feb. 21, 2019 file photo shows picket signs as teachers, students and supporters rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of City Hall in Oakland, Calif. Striking teachers in Oakland are expected to vote Sunday, March 3, 2019 on a contract deal aimed at ending a seven-day walkout. The Oakland Education Association postponed the vote by a day after announcing earlier it would happen Saturday. The 3,000 teachers walked off the job Feb. 21, effectively shutting the city's 86 schools to demand higher pay, smaller classes and more school resources. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Oakland teachers begin strike after negotiation breakdown

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Oakland Athletics third baseman Jace Peterson, left, throws to first for an out on Seattle Mariners' Eugenio Suárez during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Pollock, Suarez homer late, Mariners beat A’s 7-2 in 10

By Ben Ross - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners' Bryce Miller pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Pollock homers to break up no-hit bid, Mariners beat A’s 2-1

By Ben Ross - Associated Press

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Luis Cessa works against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A’s met by fans in Oakland with chants of `Sell the team!’

By Max Miller - Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels' Hunter Renfroe, left, and Brandon Drury, right, congratulate each other after scoring on a ground rule double by Matt Thaiss as Oakland Athletics catcher Carlos Perez stands at the plate during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Drury, Ohtani lead Angels to 11-3 victory over skidding A’s

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press