The Athletics fired pitching coach Scott Emerson on Monday following a stretch in which the team lost 13 of its last 14 games before the All-Star break. 

Bullpen coach Dan Hubbs will take over as interim pitching coach for the remainder of the 2026 season. The Athletics currently sit at 41-55 with the worst ERA in the American League at 5.21.

Oakland's pitching staff has struggled since the team moved into Sacramento's Sutter Health Park last year, a ballpark that ranks among the most hitter-friendly in baseball, trailing only Coors Field in offensive environment. Starter J.T. Ginn has been a bright spot this season, but the rotation has otherwise lacked consistency.

Luis Severino has been sidelined since late May with a shoulder strain, while veterans Jeffrey Springs and Aaron Civale carry ERAs of 6.08 and 5.42, respectively.

Emerson, 54, began his coaching career in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization before joining the Athletics as a minor-league pitching coach in 2003. He moved to the major-league staff as bullpen coach in 2015 before being promoted to replace longtime pitching coach Curt Young in 2017.

The Athletics reached the postseason three times under Emerson in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The pitching staff ranked in the top half of the majors in ERA during his first four full seasons as coach but fell to 24th or worse in each of the last five seasons.