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Astros News
- The Astros’ bats went cold over the weekend, culminating in a shutout and the second straight series loss for Houston (Astros.com)
- The Marlins have given up extending Starling Marte and it looks like the Astros might be a buyer (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Here’s the story of how perseverance and the help of his coaches helped put Luis Garcia on the road to the big leagues (The Athletic, $$$)
- Got some injury updates over the weekend starting with Pedro Baez, who had a rehab outing with Class-A Fayetteville (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- And it looks like Aledmys Diaz is ready physically and just needs to get his timing back (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Finally, Bregman is getting close to a rehab assignment himself as his quad muscle continues to convalesce (Twitter - Mark Berman)
Around the League
- It was a scary moment at the Nats game this weekend when a shooting took place outside the stadium (CBS Sports)
- Will this trade deadline be the one that breaks up the remnants of what was supposed to be a Cubs dynasty? (538 Sports)
- A fan got a little too rowdy at Yankees stadium over the weekend, throwing a ball at Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo and earning himself a lifetime ban from MLB (ESPN)
- Jacob deGrom is on the IL with a forearm strain, putting a hold on one of the best seasons we’ve seen from a pitcher in a while (FanNation)
- The Mets decided to argue whether or not a ball was fair and allowed three runs to score instead of playing baseball (MLB.com)