OAKLAND — Brent Rooker is assembling one of the better offensive seasons for the A’s in quite some time, adding another feather in his cap on Sunday.
Belting his 28th home run in the first inning of Oakland’s 3-2 loss to the Dodgers at the Coliseum, Rooker notched his 80th and 81st RBIs on one swing, becoming the first A’s player to reach 80 RBIs in a single season since Matt Olson (111) in 2021.
Enhancing Rooker’s accomplishment is the efficiency in reaching the milestone. Olson did not reach his 80th RBI in that ‘21 campaign until his 116th game, while Rooker got there in just his 98th game of ‘24. In fact, Rooker is the fastest A’s player to reach 80 RBIs since Khris Davis, who got there at 97 games in 2018.
