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Way back when in the halcyon summer days of 2019 I was watching Jurickson Profar soft lob throws to first and I became nostalgic for Jed Lowrie. I missed Jed's sure handed play at second, and his...

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Sal Bando, a former four-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star and three-time World Series champion, has died at the age of 78, the league announced on Saturday.

Sal Bando, an All-Star third baseman and three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, died Friday after battling cancer, his family said.

Sal Bando, the captain of three straight Oakland Athletics world championships clubs during the 1970s, died Friday night in Wisconsin at 78 due to can...

Sal Bando, the captain of three straight Oakland Athletics world championships clubs during the 1970s, died Friday night in Wisconsin at 78 due to can...

The four-time All-Star helped Oakland win three championships and Milwaukee reach the playoffs for the first time.

Sal Bando, the captain of three straight Oakland Athletics world championships clubs during the 1970s, died Friday night in Wisconsin at 78 due to can...

Not the most famous names, but they dominated in Oakland

Mark Canha sets Oakland A’s career record with 60th hit-by-pitch Share this story Santiago Mejia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images The primary job of a leadoff batter is to get on base, and Mark Canha is coming through by any means necessary. Canha was hit by a pitch on Sunday for the seventh time already in 28 games this season, a total that leads the majors so far. But on a grander scale, it was the 60th HBP of his career, spent entirely wearing green-and-gold, and that sets an ...