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Astros News
- Evan Gattis has officially called it a career (MLB Trade Rumors)
- And here is the podcast where he announces it along with a reflection on said career (755 is Real)
- AJ Reed, who was supposed to be the first baseman of the future for that Astros, has also retired from baseball (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Justin Verlander has landed firmly on the list of nastiest sliders in baseball (MLB.com)
- Jim Crane is arguing in court that he can’t personally be sued over sign stealing because MLB’s investigation explicitly exonerated him (The Athletic, $$$)
- Astros lawyers have asked for the Bolsinger suit to be dismissed or moved from California to Texas courts (Texas Sports Nation)
- MLB is pushing to keep notes from the sign stealing investigation under wraps (Bleacher Report)
Around the League
- MLB has agreed to pay Minor Leaguers $400 a week and continue their health benefits until at least May 31st (ESPN)
- The Fourth of July might be an ideal target date for the start of the regular season (CBS Sports)
- It looks increasingly likely that the team might start without crowds in an effort to play as many games as possible (NY Post)
- Rotations may look radically different as well (AP News)
- Turns out that those 2019 postseason balls were de-juiced after all (NY Daily News)
- Doctor Andrews has announced that he is halting Tommy John surgeries as the Coronavirus epidemic continues (AP News)
- No, Joe Buck will not narrate your sex tapes for you (Sporting News)