JULY 15, 2020 • MLB.COM
AUSTIN ALLEN
Allen: A's catchers 'help each other' Austin Allen finds himself battling with fellow catchers Sean Murphy and Jonah Heim in Summer Camp to see who will receive the bulk of playi...
Likely to make Opening Day roster Heim, who was in a heated competition for the backup catcher job when spring training was suspended, is now highly likely to make the Athletics' Opening Day roster, Mark Saxon of T...
Impact Heim turned plenty of heads in Cactus League play with a .325 average (8-for-25), enough that he'd made up significant ground on Austin Allen in the battle for the backup catcher job by the time play was paused. While it may have been a close call for manager Bob Melvin had the regular season unfolded under normal circumstances with teams limited to 26-man rosters, Saxon notes the fact there are now four extra slots to work with almost certainly serves to lock in spots for both young backstops. The fact Heim is already on the 40-man roster only ups his chances of staying put when the regular season begins.
JUNE 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Oakland A’s: Austin Allen has done enough to be backup catcher Despite the abbreviated spring training, Austin Allen has done enough to show that he should be the Oakland A's backup catcher. The Oakland...
MAY 16, 2020 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM
