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The 2025 A’s season swung from euphoria to disaster in the blink of an eye. On May 13, the team sat at 22-20 and looked every bit the part of a scrappy contender, riding the high of an 11-1 beatdown of the Dodgers behind Jeffrey Springs’ brilliance and Jacob Wilson’s breakout game. That night felt like a turning point, a signature win against baseball’s best that could launch a surprise run. Instead, it became the cruel peak of a mountain that collapsed beneath them. Over the next 22 days, the A’s endured one of the most catastrophic stretches in franchise history—losing 20 of 21 games and watching their season disintegrate before June even arrived. 

What followed was not just a losing streak but a slow-motion implosion of every part of the roster. The bullpen was a nightmare, with Mason Miller, Grant Holman, and Justin Sterner repeatedly coughing up late leads. The rotation cracked, the defense faltered, and the lineup couldn’t deliver enough to mask the chaos. Fans watched winnable games slip away—walk-offs, blown saves, eighth-inning meltdowns—until hope turned into numb resignation. What began as a season of promise quickly curdled into one of despair, leaving the A’s staring at a summer defined not by competition, but by what could have been. 

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