The A's batted .253 in 2025, which ranked third in the American League…it was the A’s highest batting average since 2013 (.254) and their highest finish in the AL since leading the league in 1968 (.240).

Today marks the second time in Athletics history the A's had three players 23 years old or younger homer in the same game (Muncy, Soderstrom, Wilson). The other time was on June 12, 1968 when Reggie Jackson, Dave Duncan and Blue Moon Odom did it.

The walk-off win tonight was the A’s first in a ballpark other than the Coliseum since April 7, 1996 when Geronimo Berroa hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Detroit 7-6 at Cashman Field in Las Vegas.

Today marks just the sixth time in Athletics history all nine players in the starting lineup had exactly one hit. The last time it happened was on July 28, 1977 against California.

ATHLETICS MOST HOME RUNS IN FIRST 11 TEAM GAMES
6 Tyler Soderstrom, 2025
6 Jermaine Dye, 2004
6 Tony Armas, 1981
6 Reggie Jackson, 1974

Today's game time temperature of 37 degrees is the coldest recorded temperature for A's game since April 5, 1994 at Milwaukee when it was 31 degrees. (Temperature data is complete since 1998...partial data is available prior to that)

ATHLETICS WITH TWO HOME RUNS ON OPENING DAY
Tyler Soderstrom, 2025
Khris Davis, 2017
Jason Giambi, 2000

Max Muncy is the youngest player on the A’s Opening Day roster at the age of 22 years, 214 days...is scheduled to start at second base and would become the seventh youngest Opening Day starting second baseman in Athletics history, the youngest since Shooty Babitt in 1981 (22 years, 31 days).

The A’s Opening Day lineup has three players under the age of 24: Muncy, Soderstrom and Wilson…over the last 56 years, the only other time the A’s had three players under 24 was in 2000 (Chavez, Grieve, Hernandez)…have not had three infielders under 24 since 1965 (Campaneris, Green, Harrelson).

Hello Bluesky,

I've been posting A's notes on Twitter for 15 years and have decided to move to Bluesky as the 2025 season gets underway. Let's get it started with two Opening Day notes...