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Astros Crawfish Boil: May 21st, 2020

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By CKuno May 21, 2020, 10:15am CDT

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Houston Astros player Jose Altuve wins MVP trophy in 2019

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Astros News

The new MLB Dream bracket features the Astros pennant winning squads from 2005 and 2019 (MLB.com)
George Martin, aka AstrosFanUK, has started up a podcast about the team and the inaugural episode features Mr. Todd Kalas (Spotify)
Alex Bregman is offering to analyze your kid’s swing (Houston Chronicle)
Speaking of Bregman, turns out there might be a little bit more to his decision to leave his agent (Sports Radio 610)
Carlos Correa has stated that he would love to cross over into the UFC (MMA Junkie)
Here’s the strange tale of the time that the Houston Buffaloes, the city’s 1908 Texas League baseball team, adopted an abandoned baby (KHOU 11)

Around the League

Here’s the latest news on negotiations between the league and players over salaries (MLB Trade Rumors)
When baseball starts up again there are going to be risks and infections, no matter what precautions are in place (The Athletic, $$$)
And what will the plan be if baseball does start back up and infections spike with players? (NBC Sports)
Especially considering that some players are looking for an easing of restrictions (ESPN)
Tom Glavine noted that, even if it’s justified, a lost season will reflect poorly on the players (Bleacher Report)
These players will have the most to lose if a 2020 season doesn’t happen (FanGraphs)
The player of the century might surprise you as it’s not Mike Trout (MLB.com)