Astros Crawfish Boil: July 20, 2023

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Houston Astros News

5 crazy trade targets for the Astros that would blow our minds (climbingtalshill.com)

Astros Place Three Players Among Top 20 MLB Jersey Sellers (houstonpress.com)

Brice Matthews accomplishes milestone with Astros (mlb.com)

Astros insider: How Brandon Bielak conquered Colorado (again) (expressnews.com)

Astros ace Framber Valdez OK after injury, will make next start (houstonchronicle.com)

Alvarez smacks single, ‘ready to play’ after first rehab start (chron.com)

AL West News

Kepler scores the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the Twins’ 6-3 win over the Mariners (kare11.com)

Should we be concerned about the Mariners? – The Daily Evergreen (dailyevergreen.com)

UVA commit Farmelo signs with Seattle Mariners; O’Donnell inks deal with Reds (jerryratcliff.com)

Aaron Judge weighs in on Shohei Ohtani (mlb.com)

Chase Silseth strikes out 10 as Angels sweep Yankees (reuters.com)

‘We stink right now’: Frustration mounting for the Yankees after sweep by the Angels (sports.yahoo.com)

Orioles acquire RHP Shintaro Fujinami in trade with A’s: Why both teams made the move (theathletic.com)

Cody Thomas’ first MLB homer powers A’s to series win (mlb.com)

A’s Claim Right-Hander From Boston, Release Garrett Acton (si.com)

Alex Speas makes strong MLB debut in Rangers’ win over Rays (mlb.com)

MLB: Texas Rangers finish sweep of slumping Tampa Bay Rays to extend winning streak to six (sportsmax.tv)

Shohei Ohtani to Texas Rangers? One expert expects it could happen but what would it cost? (kcen.tv)

MLB News

Orioles acquire reliever Fujinami from A’s (mlb.com)

30 prospects who could be traded — 1 for each team (mlb.com)

From retiring to coaching Little League to an electric MLB debut (mlb.com)

Halos complete first sweep of Yankees since 2009 (mlb.com)

Duran throws fastest pitch of 2023 ... again (mlb.com)

All-Star starters lead latest Cy Young Award poll (mlb.com)

D-backs beat Braves and eye a sweep in Atlanta (mlb.com)

Houston Astros Birthdays

OF Gary Woods (1953-2015) made Houston his third of four eventual MLB stops through his career, playing for the Astros in 1980 and 1981. In 73 games he hit .264 with a pair of home runs and 27 RBI.