OAKLAND — Stephen Piscotty took his usual place in the Athletics lineup Sunday, playing right field and going 0-for-3.
Then, following a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, Piscotty went home to Pleasanton and said good bye to his mother for the last time.
Gretchen Piscotty, 55, died less than a year after being diagnosed with ALS, a neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Stephen Piscotty, 27, wasn’t with the A’s Monday night for their series opener against the Houston Astros. A’s manager Bob Melvin said Piscotty may be with the team Tuesday. After that, there’s a possibility Piscotty could take a bereavement leave when the A’s depart after Wednesday’s game for a 10-game road trip to New York, Boston and Toronto.