Oakland Athletics

The Texas Rangers placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of nerve tightness in his pitching arm, pausing his return from elbow surgery that caused him to miss the past two seasons.

The Texas Rangers got yet another day off when their game Saturday night against the Oakland Athletics was postponed because of rain.

Kyler Murray waits to measure up after picking the NFL over reporting to spring training as Oakland’s first-round draft pick.

Heisman Trophy winner and Allen native Kyler Murray says he will pursue a career in the NFL over playing baseball for the Oakland Athletics.

Kyler Murray had it all working: pinpoint throws, speedy feet and unflappable resolve all the way to the finish. If this was his football finale, it was a gem.

Newly minted Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray is apologizing for anti-gay tweets posted to his Twitter account several years ago, when he was 14 and 15.

The Oakland Athletics have acquired right-handed reliever Cory Gearrin from the Texas Rangers for minor league right-handers Abdiel Mendoza and Teodoro Ortega.

Sunday brought another day of triple digit temperatures to DFW. The sweltering heat did not stop fans from heading to Globe Life Park to watch the Texas Rangers take on the Cleveland Indians, though many fans left by the last inning.

Sunday brought another day of triple digit temperatures to DFW. The sweltering heat did not stop fans from heading to Globe Life Park to watch the Texas Rangers take on the Cleveland Indians, though many fans left by the last inning.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a go-ahead single in the fifth inning and the Texas bullpen protected the lead Wednesday night, giving the Rangers a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Justin Verlander and Cole Hamels were both acquired in midseason trades by teams looking for championships.

After the horrific news that 36 people perished in a three-alarm warehouse fire in Oakland Friday, organizations and Bay Area residents are reaching out to help.

Joey Gallo hit his 40th and 41st home runs, Andrew Cashner pitched six solid innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Saturday night.

Oakland Athletics’ catcher Bruce Maxwell on Saturday took a knee during the playing of the national anthem, marking the first time a Major League Baseball player has performed such an act.

Bruce Maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem, and then Khris Davis hit his 40th home run to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Saturday night.

Texas Rangers Manager Jeff Banister left the team on Saturday morning to be with his ill mother.

Chad Pinder homered twice to help the Oakland Athletics end Cole Hamels’ five-game win streak with an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Major League Baseball suspended outfielder Matt Joyce for two games after Joyce directed a gay slur toward a fan during Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. The exchange occurred in the eighth inning of Los Angeles’ 8-6 win after Angels first baseman C.J. Cron made a diving stop of Joyce’s hard-hit grounder.

The 23-year-old Joey Gallo homers and adds a career-high five RBIs to back left-hander Martin Perez, and the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 Sunday.