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Former A's slugger Jose Canseco describes his new power-hitting tool for baseball, softball and golf - and he takes some shots at Major League Baseball, reminisces about Oakland's 1990 team and the new popularity of the Bash.

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Oakland’s pitching coach talks with Susan about the A's many fresh arms, what the pitchers have been doing during the shutdown and some of the safety precautions Emerson, a Type-2 diabetic, will need to take as baseball gets underway again. | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter

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A’s manager Bob Melvin talks with Susan about the trickiest aspects of getting baseball up and running, plus how well is his team set up for a very short season? Trying to get off to a good start will be one major key. | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter

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The former A’s manager details his recent hospital stay and discusses the possibility of baseball returning to action in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. He also reminisces about some of the fine A’s playoff teams he managed, and the 20-game winning streak. | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter | Full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Stats expert David Feldman joins Susan Slusser to talk about the potential to start the season and what that might look like, and about A's owner John Fisher's reversing some financial decisions. Plus: David and Susan have a rare major difference of opinion. | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter | Full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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The former A's outfielder talks about some of his experiences dealing with prejudice in the major leagues. He also talks about playing for Oakland in the postseason with a broken hamate bone, as well as the steroid allegations at the end of his career. | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter | Full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Baseball America's executive editor, J.J. Cooper joins Susan for a look at this week's truncated draft -- and what happens with all those undrafted players? Plus: a look at the A's draft and some unique issues they might face. | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter

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The former A's catcher discusses his life since becoming the first and so far only MLB player to take a knee to protest police violence against African Americans, and his thoughts on major-leaguers' reactions to the current protests. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Former A's starter Bobby Witt recalls losing a perfect game to a bad call at the Coliseum in 1994 and talks with Susan Slusser about his work as a player agent during a period with no baseball, weighing in on the shortened draft and the predicament minor-leaguers face. | Coronavirus updates: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus | A’s Plus Newsletter: sfchronicle.com/asnewsletter

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The I-5 Series ends in defeat for NorCal, as SoCal completes its comeback with a Game 7 rout. North manager Bruce Jenkins is fired midgame and replaced by Billy Martin, who later walks off the job himself in disgust. Henry Schulman has the details and Jon Miller calls the highlights. | Follow the I-5 Series: sfchronicle.com/sports

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