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Venditte, Martin lost on waiver claims

Venditte made his Major League debut with Oakland in 2015, going 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA in 26 relief appearances over two stints. He became the first switch-pitcher to appear in a Major League game since Greg Harris in 1995 and is the first full-time switch-pitcher in the modern era (since 1900). Venditte was also 1-0 with a 1.55 ERA and .186 opponents' batting average in 23 games with Nashville.

Pridie spent nearly the entire season with Nashville before earning a September callup to Oakland. He went 0-for-9 with a walk and four strikeouts in six games with the A's after batting .