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Astros News
- About the only good from last night’s loss to the Rockies was Luis Garcia’s pitching (Astros.com)
- While I’m not a fan of blaming the manager for poor play, there were some questionable decisions at key moments last night (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Speaking of the manager, Dusty Baker had some comments on the Derek Chauvin verdict before last night’s game (Houston Chronicle)
- I’m not sure what’s more embarrassing, Alex Bregman’s hitless performance last night or his corn rows (Larry Brown Sports)
Around the League
- MLB and the Player’s Association held their first CBA meeting yesterday (MLB Trade Rumors)
- A topic of discussion will most assuredly be the fact that MLB salaries have dropped (AP News)
- Rule 5 players have been making some noise this season (538 Sports)
- Four players have left the game for personal reasons in 2021, which shows that even baseball players need to balance mental health with work (Sports Illustrated)
- Looks like Yasiel Puig will get another chance to play, though it will be in the Mexican League (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is off to a historic start to the season (MLB.com)
- It’s been almost two years but Matt Harvey finally pitched his way back into the Win column (MLB.com)