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What happened today in team history? 1961 - Houston’s first rookie camp For the young players that signed with the newly-named Colt .45s, farm director Bobby Bragan and the team held their first ever rookie camp in Jacksonville, Florida, giving a chance to see some of the younger players they have under contract. 1979 - Jose Valverde is born? In his birth certificate, … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – March 24

Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images Ronel Blanco looked sharp. Home runs by Yainer Diaz and Issac Paredes, triple by Cam Smith, highlight offense. The Astros won the first exhibition against their AAA affiliate, the Sugarland Space Cowboys, 8-4. Key takeaways: Although the competition wasn’t major league, Ronel Blanco looked sharper than he had all Spring. Coming in with a … [Read more...] about The Astros Win Warm-up Contest Against the Affiliate From Sugarland, 8-4

Zach Dezenzo | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Welcome to the Crawfish Boil! Welcome to the Crawfish Boil! It’s happening. Not next week. This week. It’s about time. Welcome to the regular season. Houston Astros News How is the Astros’ 26-man roster shaping up? (Chipalatta) Astros get snubbed in The Athletic’s award projections with truly bizarre exception … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: March 24, 2025

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Before Opening Day arrives, let’s continue our trip around the league and see what starting pitchers might be on pace for Cooperstown in what’s looking like a transitional era for the role With our first part looking at position players taken care of, we can now move on to the next focus in the 2025 update to the … [Read more...] about Which Active Starting Pitchers are on a Hall of Fame Pace in 2025?