MESA, Ariz. – The Athletics’ offseason began abruptly Oct. 2, when after winning 97 regular-season games, they lost the AL Wild Card Game to the Rays, ending their 2019 season.
So, what then? What do players do when a season ends and their structured daily lives turn to a blank calendar?
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Sleep all day? Lie on a couch and catch up on Netflix? Maybe they sit silently, staring out the window while awaiting another spring, longing for the day they’ll be back on a field with a glove on their hand and the sun on their back.