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Houston Astros News
Charity race ends with problems (Chron)
Players reflect on the city of Ashville
Tigers claim Short (YS)
Walker says he is fine after getting hit in the head (NYT)
AL West News
Angels place Kikuchi on IL (MSN)
Jung taking swings (LO)
Clubs eyeings A’s catcher for the deadline (YS)
M’s scratch Raleigh after MRI (ST)
MLB News
Canning active for Padres (RW)
Cubs claim Peralta from Cards (TR)
Volpe send back down to Triple-A (FN)
Zerpa to require TJ (TR)
Graterol to begin rehab assignment (YS)
Houston Astros birthdays
IF Ken Oberkfell (70)
C Robinson Cancel (50)
OF Jason Michaels (50)
IF Anderson Areinamo (19, FCL-Astros)
Feature photo from Astros on X, Source Link
Nice piece on the farm guys visiting and giving remarks on rebuilt Asheville businesses and baseball.
Need to visit that park.