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Art Savage, owner of Oakland A's farm club, dies

Quick ReadArt Savage, owner of Oakland A's Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, dies at age 58

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Art Savage, the majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has died. He was 58.

Jeff Savage says his father collapsed at his Sacramento home Saturday and died on the way to the hospital. He says his father had recently recovered from a long battle with lung cancer.

Savage bought the team when it was based in...

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