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Astros News
- It was manna from heaven yesterday as Jose Altuve launched a monster home run to help the Astros take a late lead and avoid a sweep in the Bronx (Astros.com)
- And that big boy blast was even sweeter for coming on his birthday (Astros.com)
- The whole episode was just another reminder of how important Altuve is to this team and its fans (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Someone else who is looking increasingly important is Aledmys Diaz, who has earned more playing time but doesn’t have a clear position to play at (The Athletic, $$$)
- So a false rumor about the Astros complaining to MLB over taunting was apparently started by a security guard when he stopped a fan from wearing a costume (Twitter - Lindsey Adler)
Around the League
- It was the end of an era as Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment by the Angels (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Reportedly the whole thing started because Pujols was unhappy about being left out of the lineup against Ryan Yarbrough (Sporting News)
- Could these five teams be possible landing spot for The Machine? (Sports Illustrated, $$$)
- Are the Giants the newest super team in the NL West? (The Ringer)
- It’s the five year anniversary of the Bartolo Colon moonshot in San Diego, and I will be watching this on loop for the rest of the day (MLB.com)