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Astros News
- The Astros’ intrasquad game yesterday saw the debut of some new mechanics by Verlander, who was absolutely filthy (Astros.com)
- Here’s a deeper look at why Verlander adjusted his mechanics in the offseason (The Athletic, $$$)
- Yesterday’s game ended on a rather spectacular outfield play by Astros’ bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte (Astros.com)
- Verlander isn’t super confident that the 2020 season will be played out to its conclusion (Sports Radio 610)
- Check out the latest edition of the Astros Broadcaster Happy Hour as they talk about the upcoming 60-game schedule (YouTube - Astros)
- Along with the rest of MLB, the Astros have released their 2021 schedule (KHOU 11)
Around the League
- Will these sub-.500 teams from 2019 have a shot at glory with the shortened 2020 schedule? (MLB.com)
- Baseball players are starting to get a feel for what the game will be like this season as they play practice games in empty stadiums (AP News)
- Will MLB’s testing plan ultimately be what derails the whole season? (Sports Illustrated)
- NL managers recently weighed in on how they feel about the universal DH in 2020 (ESPN)
- As racial justice garners more of the national attention, antiquated names and symbols in baseball are coming under fire (Fangraphs)
- Here is the 2021 schedule for all of the teams (MLB.com)