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The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1968 to the present, the Athletics have played in McAfee Coliseum. Full Article
Oakland Athletics' Brandon McCarthy adjusts his hat during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Bartolo Colon prepares to throw during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin throws batting practice during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki hits during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Dallas Braden tosses a baseball during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Anthony Recker hits in the batting cage during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki makes a catch during a spring training baseball workout, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin watches during a baseball spring training workout Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin talks to catchers during a baseball spring training workout Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics pitchers run during a baseball spring training workout Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez, right, leads a group of pitchers in a running drill during a spring training baseball workout Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki put on his helmet during a baseball spring training workout Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin responds to a question during a news conference on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Tyson Ross catches a frisbee after arriving for spring training baseball, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Bartolo Colon talks with fans after arriving for spring training baseball, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Bartolo Colon signs an autograph for Mandy Vanek and her son, Brady, after arriving for spring training baseball, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Dallas Braden empties his bag after arriving for spring training baseball, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 in Phoenix.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics grounds crew member Ryan Vanderheyden mows the infield at the Athletics' spring training facility, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Phoenix. The Athletics open spring training camp on Sunday, Feb. 19.
View Photo »Managers Bob Melvin, left, of the Oakland Athletics and Eric Wedge of the Seattle Mariners shake hands at the end of a press conference in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The two Major League Baseball teams will open the 2012 season in Japan with a two-game series at the Tokyo Dome on...
View Photo »Seattle Mariners Manager Eric Wedge, center, speaks, with Oakland Athletics Manager Bob Melvin, left, and Mariners special consultant Ken Griffey Jr. , sitting beside him, at a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The Mariners and Athletics will open next season in Japan...
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, left, and Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge pose for photographers after a press conference in Japan in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The Mariners and Athletics will open next season in Japan with a two-game series at the Tokyo Dome on March 28...
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin (L) puts his hands together with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge (C) and former Mariners player and now a special consultant of the team Ken Griffey Jr. (R) at a press conference in Tokyo on January 16, 2012. Melvin and Wedge announced that the...
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin (L) speaks as Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge (R) looks on, at a press conference in Tokyo on January 16, 2012. Melvin and Wedge announced that the Athletics and Mariners will play for their opening Major League Baseball games at the Tokyo Dome...
View Photo »Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin appears during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane fields questions from the media during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.
View Photo »Oakland Athletics' Brandon McCarthy adjusts his hat during a spring training baseball workout, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Phoenix.
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