Welcome to another week of Astros baseball.
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Houston Astros News
Blanco dices up Reds for career-high 11 K’s over 8 scoreless
Astros Top Prospect Dazzles Fans with Historic Performance at Sugar Land (SI)
Altuve day to day with hamstring tightness
Astros 2025: How it ends (Chipalatta)
Lance McCullers received death threats after allowing seven runs in Houston Astros start (Sportsnaut)
AL West News
Kotsay wants Athletics to turn page after blowout loss to Yankees (NBC)
Detroit Tigers aren’t crushed by a series loss to Texas. And you shouldn’t be either (Detroit Free Press)
Mariners’ Rare Prospect Impresses at High-A (Heavy Sports)
Ron Washington ran me through his famous infield drills. It was … incredibly hard (NY Times)
MLB News
See which prospects made big jumps on the freshly updated Top 100 list
How about a go-ahead 3-run HR off a Cy winner for 1st MLB hit?
Sunday Notes: Mike Bacsik’s Unremarkable Career Wasn’t Always Unremarkable (FG)
Latest On Blake Snell (MLBTR)
Bud Black let go by Rockies in ninth season as manager
‘Very lucky to have him’: Devers delivers mammoth clout to lift Red Sox
Rice’s first career slam a balm for two plunkings as Yanks roll
Marcus Stroman Has Setback In Rehab From Knee Inflammation (MLBTR)
Jacob deGrom, Command God (FG)
Kershaw lined up for 2025 debut after 5th rehab start
4 straight batting titles? The chase is on for Arraez
Houston Astros Birthdays
RHP Tyler Ivey (29)
RF Kevin Bass (66)
RHP Adrian Ruiz (18)
RHP Cam Brown (27)
RHP Michael Knorr (25)