ForHouston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, the proof was under his sock. Altuve, 34, attempted to sway plate umpire Brennan Miller during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game against theSan Diego Padres after he grounded out to third for the final out of the inning. The ball seemingly hit off his foot, but Miller didn’t buy it. Houston Astros manager …
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Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco, who threw a no-hitter earlier this season, was tossed from his game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after a foreign substance check. First-base umpire Erich Bacchus talked about what he felt inside of Blanco’s glove that led to the ejection. “I felt something inside the glove,” Bacchus said. “It was the stickiest stuff …
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Houston Astros starter Ronel Blanco has been suspended 10 games after his ejection for having a sticky substance in his glove Tuesday night. MLB announced the suspension, which was expected, Wednesday, and it included an undisclosed fine for violating the league’s strict policy on sticky substances for pitchers. Blanco will not appeal MLB’s suspension, GM Dana Brown said via The …
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Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected on Tuesday night for the use of a foreign substance on his hand. At the start of the top of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics, umpires met with Blanco and manager Joe Espada for a few moments, with the pitcher unde high maintenance. Blanco’s glove was confiscated and first base …
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In his first 10 seasons in the Major Leagues, Jose Abreu was named to three All-Star Games, earned three Silver Slugger Awards, and won an MVP in the truncated 2020 season — soon, he is in A-ball. The Houston Astros announced on Tuesday they will send the first baseman down to the minor leagues on Tuesday as he continues to …
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Ronny Garcia, a former member of the Houston Astros farm system, was killed in a crash at the age of 24. According to MLB insider Hector Gomez, Garcia’s father was also killed in the wreck. El Tiempo reports that a third person also died as a result of the crash. Houston Astros logo floor mat during batting practice prior to …
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Angel Hernandez has always had one of the worst reputations among MLB umpires, but Friday night, he took it to a whole new level. Hernandez, who umped his first MLB game in 1991, was behind the dish Friday night for a rematch of the 2023 ALCS between AL West rivals the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. And it wasn’t pretty. …
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Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander joins the ranks of the many concerned over the rising injuries plaguing MLB pitchers this season, but he believes it’s not as simple as blaming the league’s new pitch clock rules. “I don’t know, man. It’s tough,” Verlander said Saturday, speaking to KPRC. “I think the game has changed a lot. I think it would …
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Jerry Grote, a two-time All-Star catcher who won a World Series with the New York Mets, died on Sunday at a hospital in Texas, a team spokesman said. He was 81. Grote was a part of the 1969 Miracle Mets that stunned Major League Baseball to sweep the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series and then defeat the …
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The first Houston Astros win of the season comes with the first no-hitter of the 2024 MLB campaign. Ronel Blanco got Toronto Blue Jays All-Star Vladimir Guerrero to ground out to second base to throw his first career no-hitter, a 105-pitch gem that led the way to a 10-0 victory. Blanco’s only blemishes in the box score were two walks, …
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