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Today in Oakland A’s history (4/30): Ace Parker, two-sport athlete

The 2020 MLB season is on hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, so we’ve got some time to burn and a baseball void to fill. Fortunately, there are decades of Oakland A’s history to look back on, and even rerunball is better than no ball at all. Let’s reminisce!

Here’s the latest “this date in history” from A’s info manager Mike Selleck:

It was nice of Selleck to mention Bo and Deion as his examples of two-sport athletes. Of course, the name most recently on the minds of Oakland A’s fans is Kyler Murray, the 1st-round draft pick who chose pro football over baseball.