An A’s season that is sliding downhill quickly will get a boost with news that third baseman Matt Chapman will join the team Thursday.
A source confirmed that Chapman, the team’s No. 3 prospect as ranked by Baseball America, will receive his first major league call-up and be in Oakland for the start of a four-game series with the New York Yankees.
It’s the most dramatic statement yet that Oakland is turning the page and looking toward the future after completing a 1-5 road trip that has dropped its overall record to 27-38, 16 1/2 games out in the American League West.