A's visit Boston and historic Fenway Park in a three-game set looking to avenge last week's series in Sacramento, as the A's dropped two of three to the Sox. Can the A's continue the role of DreamCrushers.

Carlos Cortes’ story is the kind of baseball journey fans live for—long, winding, full of doubt, but ending in fireworks under the lights. A former SEC standout turned minor league grinder, Cortes has finally broken through for the A’s in 2025 with clutch homers and fearless at-bats. His ambidextrous throwing quirk and compact lefty power have always made him fascinating, but now he’s proving he belongs on the biggest stage. From South Carolina to a million-dollar signing bonus with the Mets, to years of minor league battles, Cortes has carried the label of “underdog with a bat that plays.” This season, he’s showing everyone exactly why the A’s rolled the dice on him.

Meanwhile, the spotlight shifts to October baseball before October. The Midland RockHounds, Double-A affiliate of the A’s, open their Texas League playoff campaign against the Amarillo Sod Poodles in a best-of-three showdown. Game One features Gage Jump, the A’s electric young lefty, looking to rediscover his dominant form after late-season struggles. Midland may look different after call-ups, but reinforcements like top prospect Leo De Vries and red-hot Clark Elliott give them firepower to push forward. With the Red Sox series at Fenway looming for the big-league club, and the RockHounds chasing a Texas League crown, the A’s organization is making noise at every level—spoiling dreams, building futures, and writing new storylines all at once.

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