Ramon Laureano illustrates value of an extra 90 feet in A’s first win of 2021

Apr 8 2021 by Athletics Nation

 
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Taking every base they could is one reason the A’s won Wednesday

The 2021 Oakland A’s finally won a game on Wednesday, and Ramon Laureano was a big reason why.

In big-picture terms, the center fielder accounted for one of the A’s four runs all by himself, and then contributed to the 10th-inning rally that won the game on a walk-off. But really what he did was put on a clinic in the value of taking an extra base whenever you can.

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