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Astros Crawfish Boil: April 27th, 2020

Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around

By CKuno Apr 27, 2020, 9:15am CDT

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Astros News

When it comes to the best hit tools in the AL West, Jose Aluve is that Astros’ representative (Astros.com)
Here are the top five total base leaders in Astros history (House of Houston)
The Astros’ infield ranks as the best in MLB according to CBS Sports (CBS Sports)
Nothing is more iconic than the Astros’ jersey from 1975 to 1986 (Outsports)
Charlie Morton’s World Series Game 7 performance is a bit of a blur to him (The Athletic, $$$)
Justin Verlander and wife Kate Upton are continuing their charitable efforts as the coronavirus pandemic drags on (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
Astros tickets holders are wondering just how long the club will hold on to their money for games not being played (Click 2 Houston)
If you’re missing ballpark food, here’s how to make the Astros’ loaded taco fries at home (Parade)

Around the League

It’s Milestone Monday on MLB Network today if you want to catch some of baseball’s biggest moments (MLB.com)
Even though they’re playing in front of empty stadiums, baseball is going strong in Taiwan (ESPN)
Not so in Cape Cod though, where the 2020 season has officially been canceled (CBS Sports)
Here are baseball’s greatest video games of all time, ranked (Bleacher Report)
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo can see baseball being played in the Big Apple this year (AP News)
There are lessons from the NFL draft that MLB could stand to learn (Sports Illustrated)
The Cleveland Indians’ team leaders are taking pay cuts so they can pay full time employees through June (cleveland.com)