A’S NEWS LINKS, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017 EAST BAY TIMES Familiar woes add up to an A’s loss to Mets BY TOM PEDULLA HTTP://WWW.EASTBAYTIMES.COM/2017/07/21/FAMILIAR-WOES-ADD-UP-TO-AN-AS-LOSS-TO-METS/ A’s Yonder Alonso sits; is trade imminent? BY TOM PEDULLA HTTP://WWW.EASTBAYTIMES.COM/2017/07/21/AS-YONDER-ALONSO-SITS-IS-TRADE-IMMINENT/ A’s bring back former slugger on minor league deal BY MARTIN GALLEGOS HTTP://WWW.EASTBAYTIMES.COM/2017/07/21/AS-BRING-BACK-FORMER-SLUGGER-ON-MINOR- LEAGUE-DEAL/ SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE A’s fall to Mets; Healy leaves after being hit by grounder By Susan Slusser HTTP://WWW.SFGATE.COM/ATHLETICS/ARTICLE/A-S-FALL-TO-METS-HEALY-LEAVES-AFTER-BEING- HIT-11306768.PHP Yoenis Cespedes wants to finish career in Oakland By Susan Slusser HTTP://WWW.SFGATE.COM/ATHLETICS/ARTICLE/YOENIS-CESPEDES-WANTS-TO-FINISH-CAREER-IN- OAKLAND-11306433.PHP A’s Ryon Healy leaves after being struck in temple by bouncer By Susan Slusser HTTP://WWW.SFGATE.COM/ATHLETICS/ARTICLE/A-S-RYON-HEALY-LEAVES-AFTER-BEING-STRUCK-IN- 11306685.PHP Matt Olson, Frankie Montas rejoin A’s; Chris Carter signs minor-league deal By Susan Slusser HTTP://WWW.SFGATE.COM/ATHLETICS/ARTICLE/MATT-OLSON-FRANKIE-MONTAS-REJOIN-A-S-CHRIS- 11306356.PHP 5 Giants, A’s and baseball books for your summer reading list By John Shea HTTP://WWW.SFCHRONICLE.COM/SPORTS/ARTICLE/5-GIANTS-A-S-AND-BASEBALL-BOOKS-FOR-YOUR- 11306602.PHP?CMPID=GSA-SFGATE-RESULT How to keep players off DL in 4 easy lessons By Bruce Jenkins HTTP://WWW.SFCHRONICLE.COM/GIANTS/JENKINS/ARTICLE/HOW-TO-KEEP-PLAYERS-OFF-DL-IN- FOUR-EASY-LESSONS-11306589.PHP?CMPID=GSA-SFGATE-RESULT ATHLETICS.COM Late rally falls short after Blackburn chased By Anthony DiComo and Jane Lee HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/243583646/MICHAEL-CONFORTO-HOMERS-TWICE-TO- BEAT-AS/ Healy exits with head contusion, passes tests First baseman struck by high hop, expects to be back Saturday by Jane Lee HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/243614098/RYON-HEALY-EXITS-AFTER-BEING-HIT- BY-GROUNDER/ Olson, Montas provide depth for bench, 'pen BY JANE LEE HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/243581318/AS-RECALL-MATT-OLSON-FRANKIE- MONTAS/ Manaea tries to stay hot in July vs. Mets By Chris Bumbaca HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/243584424/MANAEA-WHEELER-DUEL-IN-BIG- APPLE/?TOPICID=26688836 A's reunite with slugger Carter Power-hitting first baseman played with club from 2010-12, will be assigned to Triple-A By Chad Thornburg HTTP://M.ATHLETICS.MLB.COM/NEWS/ARTICLE/243240892/AS-SIGN-CHRIS- CARTER/?TOPICID=27118394 NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA CESPEDES: 'I’M GOING TO PLAY THE LAST YEAR OF MY CAREER WITH OAKLAND' By NBC Sports Bay Area staff HTTP://WWW.CSNBAYAREA.COM/ATHLETICS/YOENIS-CESPEDES-IM-GOING-PLAY-LAST-YEAR-MY- CAREER-OAKLAND BLEACHER REPORT Yoenis Cespedes Says He'd Like to Finish His MLB Career with Oakland Athletics by Alec Nathan http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2723078-yoenis-cespedes-says-hed-like-to-finish-his-mlb-career- with-oakland-athletics MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL Volain’s View: Trade deadline looms large for both Giants, A’s by Mark Volain http://www.marinij.com/sports/20170721/volains-view-trade-deadline-looms-large-for-both-giants-as ASSOCIATED PRESS HEALY EXITS EARLY, BLACKBURN SUFFERS FIRST LOSS WITH A'S By Jeffrey Metallo HTTP://WWW.CSNBAYAREA.COM/ATHLETICS/HEALY-EXITS-EARLY-BLACKBURN-SUFFERS-FIRST-LOSS NEWSDAY A’s Sonny Gray not distracted by trade rumors — but he does like Broadway BY OWEN O’BRIEN http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/a-s-sonny-gray-not-distracted-by-trade-rumors-but-he-does-like- broadway-1.13815799 MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS NASHVILLE SOUNDS Sounds Smash Baby Cakes with Four Home Runs Nashville Starts Series in New Orleans with Third Straight Win BY NASHVILLE SOUNDS HTTPS://WWW.MILB.COM/SOUNDS/NEWS/SOUNDS-SMASH-BABY-CAKES-WITH-FOUR-HOME-RUNS/C- 243667522/T-196093378 MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS Game story not available STOCKTON PORTS Early Runs Bury Ports In 9-6 Loss BY STOCKTON PORTS HTTPS://WWW.MILB.COM/PORTS/NEWS/EARLY-RUNS-BURY-PORTS-IN-9-6-LOSS/C-243709614/T- 196093340 BELOIT SNAPPERS Game cancelled VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS Vermont 4-1 Win At Aberdeen On Friday Lake Monsters scored four runs in top of the seventh inning by Paul Stanfield https://www.milb.com/lake-monsters/news/vermont-4-1-win-at-aberdeen-on-friday/c-243636356/t- 196096826 .