MESA, Ariz. – The bulk of the players on last year’s A’s Double-A Midland roster were given their rings for having won the 2016 Texas League title before Monday’s game with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Midland Rockhounds have won three consecutive titles, and the A’s are hoping that all that winning will translate to the big league level in the near future.
“Unless you are in the Major Leagues and get a World Series ring, if you are in Double-A you get what they are getting tonight,” manager Bob Melvin said. “And three years in a row, that’s pretty good.