SAN FRANCISCO -– Mike Aldrete is getting his first taste of the Bay Bridge Series, regular-season style. He views it from a unique perspective.
Aldrete, in his first season as the A’s bench coach, spent three years of his playing career with the Giants (1986-88) and three with Oakland (1993-95). He experienced the exhibition version of the Bay Bridge Series, but had played his final big league season by the time interleague play arrived in 1997.
He’s enjoying being a part of the current rivalry, as the teams are playing three games at AT&T Park this weekend before a rematch in Oakland in late September.