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Gelof slugs 4 hits as the Athletics snap a 9-game road skid with an 8-0 win over Cardinals - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Yu Chang drives in 2 runs in 5-run 2nd inning in his return from IL and Red Sox beat Athletics 7-3 MLB - Bally Sports
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Athletics find their replacement for Bob Melvin – Bat Flips and Nerds
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Former Red Sox player hired as Oakland A's manager
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Mark Kotsay - San Francisco Chronicle
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FILE - Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay sits in the dugout before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 5, 2023. Kotsay still remembers how thoughtfully manager Terry
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Mark Kotsay replacing Bob Melvin as A's manager - The Boston Globe
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A's in-house managerial candidates
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Who will be Giants' next manager? Bob Melvin, Buster Posey among possibilities : r/SFGiants
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Photos from Oakland Athletics Mark Kotsay through the years