The 2020 MLB season is on hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, so we’ve got some time to burn and a baseball void to fill. Fortunately, there are decades of Oakland A’s history to look back on, and even rerunball is better than no ball at all. Let’s reminisce!
Here’s the latest “this date in history” from A’s info manager Mike Selleck:
On April 7, 1996 Ernie Young starts the sixth triple play in Oakland history with a spectacular catch against Detroit in Las Vegas…after slamming into the wall to catch a Higginson fly ball, his return throw doubled up Trammell and Curtis.