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Astros News
- Yesterday’s loss to the Rangers is best left forgotten, except for Yordan Alvarez’s 28th homer of the season (Astros.com)
- Before yesterday’s debacle the Astros made a roster move with Jason Castro heading to the IL and Garrett Stubbs returning to the MLB team (Astros.com)
- Peter Gammons is telling the world what Astros fans already know, that Brent Strom is the best damn pitching coach in the league (The Athletic, $$$)
- Marwin Gonzalez is back with the Astros organization after signing a minor league deal (ABC 13)
- The Astros and Nationals have become the first two MLB teams to require COVID vaccines for their non-player employees (ESPN)
Around the League
- Former big leaguer Juan Encarnacion has been accused of sexually assaulting his own daughter (Sports Illustrated)
- Dallas Keuchel is on the bubble as the White Sox head towards October, and says that he needs to pick up his game if he’s going to make the playoff roster (ESPN)
- Javier Baez and other players gave Mets fans a big thumbs down for all their boos, and team president Sandy Alderson did not care much for that (MLB.com)
- Wander Franco has joined Mickey Mantle and other Hall of Famers as one of the youngest players to have an extended on-base streak (MLB.com)
- It figures that the Yankees would suddenly go cold as soon as they started playing the A’s, and that Tony Kemp would be the one to deliver yesterday’s game winner (MLB.com)