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The Athletics are on the outside looking in at a postseason spot.
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Their postseason hopes are slim to none, and the A's will need pitchers to eat innings during the final stretch of the regular season.
The AL West club added a former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever on Monday, a right-hander who was recently pitching in the Korea Baseball Organization in South Korea with the KT Wiz.
According to Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade Rumors , the A's have signed Matt Sauer to a minor league contract.
Sauer , 27, was a second-round draft selection by the New York Yankees in 2017. The Kansas City Royals took him from the Yankees' farm system in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft.
He made his MLB debut in 2024 with the Royals and appeared in 10 games with the Dodgers in 2025, posting a 6.37 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 29.2 innings.
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With the Wiz, Sauer posted a 4.88 ERA with a 15.6% strikeout rate in 18 starts in South Korea.
"Sauer has been a starter for most of his minor league and KBO career, so the A's could use him in either capacity as a Triple-A depth option or as a candidate for a spot on the 26-man roster," Polishuk wrote.
The A's have used 31 different pitchers in 2026. Sauer can become the 32nd with a solid showing at Triple-A Las Vegas.
