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Astros Crawfish Boil: March 16th, 2020

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By CKuno Mar 16, 2020, 8:35am CDT

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Astros News

Bregman and LMJ donated a bunch of food for families affected by the Coronavirus shutdown, which resulted in a ton of predictable trash can jokes because people have their priorities all screwed up (Astros.com)
Meanwhile, George Springer donated $100K to make sure that Minute Maid employees continue to get paid (Houston Chronicle)
The Astros players will reportedly split up, with some heading back home to train and others staying in Florida (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
Rogelio Armenteros has had surgery to remove a bone spur from his elbow (Texas Sports Nation)
Heres what some of the Astros player have been up to since the season got delayed (The Runner Sports)

Around the League

A Yankees Minor League player is the first in baseball to test positive for the Coronavirus (MLB.com)
It’s starting to look like the MLB regular season could be delayed all the way up to Memorial Day (MLB Trade Rumors)
Which could be devastating for the economy of sports (538 Sports)
Even the Hall of Fame has shut down during this time of uncertainty (Houston Chronicle)
A time that has left baseball scrambling behind the scenes to try and deal with this situation (The Athletic, $$$)
Especially when it comes to this year’s draft and teams’ ability to assess players for it (The Athletic, $$$)
MLB and the MLBPA are currently in discussions on giving players access to Spring Training facilities (MLB Trade Rumors)
Here are some storylines to think about while we wait for sports to return (MLB.com)
Or you could watch Ken Burns’ baseball documentary, which PBS is streaming for free right now (MLB.com)
If you’d rather watch baseball, here is a classic game for each team that you can stream right now (MLB.com)
And here are 25 of the best baseball movies to occupy your time if you’re sitting at home (MLB.com)