MESA, Ariz.(AP) — Former big league manager Bob Melvin is returning to the Athletics as a special assistant in baseball operations. The Athletics said Thursday that Melvin will advise the front office ...

Bob Melvin is back with the Athletics as a special assistant to management, but he is still bitter about his time in San Francisco, where he failed to lead the Giants to success. Fired last fall after ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay has been hired to replace Bob Melvin as manager of the Oakland Athletics, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said Monday night. Kotsay is being promoted ...

A three-time All-Star who managed for 15 years, the man known as "Scrap Iron" made a lasting impact as a teammate and manager ...