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The Oakland Athletics are one step closer to leaving their hometown for the past 56 years and relocating to Las Vegas. Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, MLB owners unanimously voted Thursday to approve the A's move amid season-long fan protests in Oakland and ongoing legal issues regarding the site of a new stadium in Vegas. A's owner John Fisher spoke about the team's impending move to Las Vegas after the relocation vote went his way

BRUCE MAXWELL JUST WANTS A FRESH START After the former A's catcher became the first and only MLB player to kneel during the anthem, his personal and professional life crumbled. Here's what happened and how he hopes to get back to the big leagues. On a cloudy Sunday afternoon in early February while pitchers and catchers throughout the land report to big league camps, Bruce Maxwell is on a high school baseball field in the spring chill, being shadowed by a spirited schoolboy named James. The afternoon is full of smiles, and it is difficult to tell which of them...

Back on June 6, the A's announced that they had signed Edwin Jackson to a Minor League contract. Not a particularly noteworthy move on its face, sure, but longtime readers of Cut4 realized that it put some MLB history within reach: Oakland marked Jackson's 13th organization over 15 big league seasons -- leaving the veteran righty just a phone call away from tying Octavio Dotel's all-time record. Just a few short weeks later, we're pleased to report that the day has finally come: The A's have called Jackson up, and he's now set to take the hill for Oakland's game...

On Saturday night, Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem before his home game versus the Texas Rangers. Before the game, Maxwell had posted a photo on Instagram with the following caption:

Go Royals!

Bill King, longtime Bay Area sportscaster who was the radio voice of the Oakland A's since 1981, died Monday night. King died after complications from surgery. Known for his trademark beard, his call of "Holy Toledo," and his colorful lifestyle, King was behind the mike for some of the most memorable moments in Bay Area sports history.

BARRY ZITO ANNOUNCES STRIKEOUTS FOR TROOPS TO HELP OUR WOUNDED U.S. MILITARY Oakland A's Pitcher Pledges Funds Through Season - Encourages Other Major League Baseball Pitchers to Provide Comforts of Home BALTIMORE, MD. April 5, 2005 Barry Zito, opening day starter for the Oakland Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, today announced the establishment of Strikeouts For Troops. The program provides funds for comforts of home and assists with family travel and housing expenses for U.S. Military being treated at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Bethesda Naval Hospital, and other military hospitals. The 2002 Cy Young Award Winner, Zito...

Wrestling With The Angels by Jeff Kallman The original Angels In The Outfield, circa 1952, predated the Anaheim Angels franchise by a decade. And that time, it was an orphanage moppet bringing in the divine comedians to get the mojo working for her hapless Pittsburgh Pirates. Stealing a cute film's remade premise (as in, the Danny Glover hit of a few years ago) would not be the grandest theft with which the Angels were ever involved. For that matter, their theft of Nolan Ryan from the New York Mets may not be the grandest theft they have ever gotten away...