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Astros News
- The Astros play the Yankees this week so expect to see a ton of “Yankees fans are mad” articles, one of which is right here (USA Today)
- But there will be some fun too as ESPN will have a “May the Fourth” themed broadcast tonight while they drone on about sign stealing for half the game (Sports 610 Radio)
- At least we can lord the fact that Reggie Jackson is now an Astro over them (Houston Chronicle)
- The Astros have won their last three series now, mostly thanks to the pitching getting back on track (Houston Sportsmap)
- Why has Jason Castro been seeing so much of the bench while Martin Maldanado gets a bulk of the starts? (The Athletic, $$$)
- Yordan Alvarez snapped a 13-game homerless drought on Sunday, which is the longest of his career (Astros.com)
- Here’s the story of the Astros’ 1969 trade war with the Expos over Don Clendenon (KHOU 11)
Around the League
- A’s pitcher Jesus Luzardo is on the shelf after fracturing his pinkie finger during a rather unfortunate video game incident (Sporting News)
- We have a new candidate for worst call this season after this baserunning doozy in Philadelphia (Sporting News)
- Buster Posey is healthy and hitting again, which is a big reason why the Giants are surging to start the year (FanGraphs)
- It looks as though White Sox outfielder Luis Robert is out for the year after tearing his flexor muscle (Sports Illustrated)
- The Dodgers will also lose a player for the season as it appears that Dustin May is on his way to having TJS (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Roberto Alomar has resigned from the Baseball Hall of Fame after sexual misconduct allegations (ESPN)
- MiLB season starts tonight so let’s have a look at where the top 100 prospects will be playing to start the season (MLB.com)