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Astros News
- Luis Garcia has been penciled in for the bullpen once the rotation becomes fully healthy, but he seems to be making a bid to remain a starter (Astros.com)
- And after the game he talked a little bit about what it meant to have Brent Strom give him the ol’ bear hug after seven strong innings (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Jake Kaplan opened up his mailbag to answer some fan questions, which had a heavy focus on how the team’s pitching could shake out (The Athletic, $$$)
- Here’s a rundown of all the roster and IL moves the Astros have made recently, and it’s a fairly extensive list (Astros.com)
- Roger Clemens has been out and about doing good guy stuff for vets lately (Astros.com)
Around the League
- It’s baseball’s inaugural Lou Gehrig Day and here are all the details of what’s going on with that (MLB.com)
- And here’s the story of how one speech by the man himself forever entwined this terrible disease with baseball (CNN International)
- But it was the work of Nashville singer Bryan Wayne Galentine that helped make this a day recognized by MLB (ESPN)
- While the trade deadline may be a couple months away, now is the time when teams begin to reach out to each other about possible swaps (FanGraphs)
- Here’s how to watch Team USA baseball compete for a spot in the Olympics if you’re so inclined (Sporting News)
- The San Francisco Giants will become the first team to wear pride colors on their uniform as they celebrate Pride Day on Saturday (MLB.com)
- Fernando Tatis Jr. is day to day with an oblique strain, which comes one series too late (MLB.com)