Athletics give contract extensions to Beane, Forst, Melvin

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Manager Bob Melvin has received a long-term contract extension from the Oakland Athletics, who also reached new deals with executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane and general manager David Forst.
The club announced the extensions Monday. Under Melvin’s guidance, a young, slugging Oakland club went 97-65 and lost the wild-card game 7-2 to the New York Yankees.
With majors’ home run leader Khris Davis leading the way, the A’s reach