OAKLAND -- After being designated for assignment on Jan. 16, to make room for the newly acquired John Jaso, the Kansas City Royals have claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers.
Programming note: Rangers-A's coverage gets underway tonight at 6:30 p.m. with A's Pregame Live, only on Comcast SportsNet California!
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Coverage of A's-Mariners begins at 6:30, followed by game action at 7:05, exclusively on Comcast SportsNet California!
OAKLAND -- Coco Crisp is back.
SEATTLE -- The A's start the most brutal stretch of their 2012 schedule on Friday in Seattle. Seventeen of Oakland's next 20 games are on the road.


















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