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Astros Crawfish Boil: April 16th, 2020

Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around

By CKuno Apr 16, 2020, 9:00am CDT

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Astros News

Justin Verlander has resumed throwing for the first time since undergoing groin surgery (Astros.com)
Dusty Baker sat down to talk about Jackie Robinson and what he meant to him growing up (Astros.com)
He also expressed frustration at the dwindling number of black players in the game (NBC Sports)
The Astros are being sued again, this time by fans who were arrested during the World Series for allegedly having fake tickets (The Athletic, $$$)
For those in need of it, the Astros have released some activities to keep kids busy during the quarantine (Astros.com)

Around the League

Here are some of the best Jackie Robinson stories out there (Sports Illustrated)
So what will the next MLB season even look like? (MLB Trade Rumors)
It might just be a chance for the sport to move beyond greed and focus on what really matters (AP News)
Tony Clark, union chief for the MLBPA, recently talked about returning to play (MLB Trade Rumors)
According to recent reports, Roy Halladay was doing aerial stunts and had amphetamines and morphine in his system right before his fatal crash (ESPN)
Which college baseball team will be most affected by the return of the 2020 senior class? (Baseball America)
Here’s how to watch games in Taiwan, the only professional baseball games currently taking place on Earth (Time)