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Astros News
- The homestand ended with a bit of a thud last night as the Astros dropped the final game against Boston, 5-1 (Astros.com)
- Jake Kaplan busted out his latest batch of Astros notes starting with Correa’s contract year production and the starting pitching (The Athletic, $$$)
- Kent Emanuel is done for the season after it was announced he would undergo elbow surgery (Astros.com)
- For a city that loves to talk tough, New York sports fans sure seem soft as cheese (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- MLB has announced that it is going to begin to really crack down hard on pitchers using doctored baseballs (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Part of that will be the empowerment of umpires to police pitchers in game (ESPN)
- Voting for the 2021 All Star game is underway and here’s a complete run down of the ballot (MLB.com)
- Cleveland is narrowing in on a new name for their baseball team (Sports Illustrated)
- D-backs announcer Bob Brenly will take a voluntary leave of absence after some ill-advised and racially charged remarks he made on-air (ESPN)