The Sporting Life reported that the Athletics had signed third baseman Clyde "Rabbit" Robinson, who was with Kansas City of the Western League last season.

Despite receiving an offer from Brooklyn, outfielder Dave Fultz said he planned to stay with the Athletics for the 1902 campaign.

Coincidentally, Fultz had suffered a sprained ankle and twisted knee while participating in a game of (American) football for the Philadelphia pros against the Homestead team in Pittsburgh. Fultz said he was “done with football for good” and was expected to be ready to go for spring training in April.