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Houston Astros News
Phillies visit the Astros to begin 3-game series (foxsports.com)
Watch Astros’ Cristian Javier spill coffee on himself then dominate (chron.com)
It’s the two-year anniversary of the “Coffee Stain Game.”
Bradley’s Buzz: The Braves’ flaws were exposed by Houston (ajc.com)
Love the Houston Astros? This is how to score deals on tickets, food and merch at Minute Maid Park and beyond (click2houston.com)
Astros unthinkable circumstances, unlikely hypothetical, and one hilarious answer (Houston.sportsmap.com)
Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers on teammate Kyle Tucker: “The most criminally underrated player in baseball” (sportskeeda.com)
Here’s how a curious formula restored order in AstroWorld (Houston.sporstmap.com)
AL West News
Who is José Caballero, the Mariners rookie earning time at 2B? (sports. mynorthwest.com)
Dipoto: What’s next for Mariners after losing Robbie Ray for ’23 (sports.mynorthwest.com)
Shohei Ohtani’s bid for cycle falls short but Angels beat Athletics (latimes.com)
Phil Nevin gives frustrating excuse for leaving Jose Suarez in Angels rotation (halohangout.com)
Rosenthal: Rob Manfred’s support of A’s owner is another inelegant chapter in his reign (theathletic.com)
I’ve often thought that Manfred’s support of the A’s owner was a little tone deaf. How out of touch is this guy?
The Sad Ballad of the Oakland A’s (esquire.com)
Family Guy skit pokes fun at Oakland A’s (kron4.com)
14-11 – Rangers tamed by Cole as Yankees take opener 4-2 (lonestarball.com)
Mural of Texas Rangers fight at Arlington taco shop can stay, for now (dallasnews.com)
MLB News
Aaron Judge’s early exit dampens Yankees’ win over Rangers (nypost.com)
Moment fired ESPN reporter calls journalist a ‘f***ing c***’ in front of child fans and Aaron Judge – as they fought over chat with the Yankees star (dailymail.co.uk)
Braves stop celebrating homers with big hat after complaint (ESPN.com)
New Era are a bunch of babies! If you don’t like it, create a large hat for the players to use.
Guardians coach Carl Willis out of hospital, OK to travel (ESPN.com)
In 1 inning, the Pirates exemplified what MLB is going for with its new rules (triblive.com)
The Numbers Do Lie in Fantasy Baseball: Five misleading MLB stats worth a closer look (sports.yahoo.com)
Astros Birthdays
Outfielder/first baseman Jackie Brandt (89) finished off his 11-season MLB career with the 1967 Astros, hitting .236 in 41 games.