From Shayna Rubin Giants catcher Patrick Bailey exits game against Phillies with blurred vision sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/… via San Francisco Chronicle

If they need another catcher the only other on the 40-man is Blake Sabol.

“He lined out so many times and he didn’t really have anything to show for it. And that’s a shame because he deserved a lot more.'

Why Jung Hoo Lee has been one of MLB’s unluckiest hitters so far
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Patrick Bailey just came out of this game midway through the second inning. Could be linked to when he took a foul ball directly to the facemask off an Alec Bohm foul in the first inning.

A’s reliever Lucas Erceg on growing up “with grittiness of the Coliseum” and the joy he has playing for his favorite team, “getting on 880 South and seeing the Coliseum from a couple of miles away. That’s where I grew up, wanting to play there one day.” sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti…

From Scott Ostler Lawsuit endangers A’s purchase of Alameda County’s half of Coliseum site sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti… via San Francisco Chronicle

So glad to see Tristan Beck is cleared to resume throwing after surgery to repair an aneurysm in his right arm, and that Alex Cobb has resumed throwing.

You learn a lot in this story about Lucas Erceg, by Susan Slusser . sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti… via San Francisco Chronicle

A’s closer Mason Miller is the AL Reliever of the Month with his eight saves, 1.26 ERA, 29 strikeouts and four walks in 14 1/3 innings. 🤯🤯🤯

And from me: A's stellar set-up man Lucas Erceg enjoying a sensational second act; closer Mason Miller: “I’ve got to follow that up. I can’t do worse than he does, right? Lucas 100% sets the bar high for us for sure.” and much more: sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti… via San Francisco Chronicle

The IRS initiative comes after ProPublica, drawing on leaked IRS data, revealed how billionaire team owners frequently report incomes for their teams that are vastly lower than their real-world earnings.

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And from me: A's stellar set-up man Lucas Erceg enjoying a sensational second act; closer Mason Miller: “I’ve got to follow that up. I can’t do worse than he does, right? Lucas 100% sets the bar high for us for sure.” and much more: sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti… via San Francisco Chronicle

From Shayna Rubin Mike Yastrzemski’s homer at Fenway highlights Giants’ 3-1 win over Red Sox sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/… via San Francisco Chronicle

My latest story in our Road to Rickwood series: all about the 1946 West Coast Baseball Association, a Negro League that included the SF Sea Lions -- the @sfgiants will wear Sea Lions unis in Birmingham on 6/20, some important history here: sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/… via San Francisco Chronicle

Of all the things that are riling people up this week, the presence of children at breweries has ignited a unique sort of dispute, writes @esther_mobley. trib.al/x8LXkUF

A Yastrzemski homering at Fenway - such a fun sight.

And this from Scott Ostler Red-hot race between Giants and A’s could be fun, exciting and embarrassing sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/… via San Francisco Chronicle

And from John Shea Sweep offers evidence A’s have it figured out: ‘We’re making big steps’ sfchronicle.com/sports/athleti… via San Francisco Chronicle

More great stuff from marisa ingemi ✨ ‘I am limitless’: Cal softball player Elon Butler grows as a leader, activist sfchronicle.com/sports/college… via San Francisco Chronicle

Can the Warriors land LeBron James? Possible in theory. Improbable in practice.

Sam Gordon

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