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Astros News
- Brian McTaggart opened up his mailbag to answer some fan questions, starting with where the pitching reinforcements are (Astros.com)
- Yuli Gurriel’s approach has changed this season even if his style has not (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Former Astros announcer and current Houston legend Bill Brown has been honored by the Texas State Senate for his work in the broadcast booth (Twitter - Jose de Jesus Ortiz)
- The idea that fans wouldn’t have fought in the MMP stands if only MLB had punished the Astros more is one of the stupidest and ill-informed takes I’ve seen in a while (Call to the Pen)
Around the League
- This play in yesterday’s Pirates-Cubs game was one of the most little league debacles I’ve ever seen on a major league field (MLB.com)
- Bay area traffic has consumed a lot of souls over the years, but Shohei Ohtani’s start was its latest victim (MLB.com)
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is finally fulfilling the big league expectations everyone had for him (538 Sports)
- The Cubs have played themselves back into relevance at the quarter-season mark, but are they actually for real in 2021? (Sports Illustrated)
- There’s a storm brewing internally for the Rays as the minority owners are now suing the majority owner (MLB Trade Rumors)