Welcome to the Launch Briefing, a daily feature, where you will find a roundup of news and interesting stories from the Astros clubhouse and from around the league.
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Carlos Correa injures left ankle (The Athletic)
Tatsuya Imai’s rehab start doesn’t go well
Astros now have a Top-100 prospect (Baseball America)
A cool Astros/Shohei Ohtani tidbit
AL West News
Mariners drop a close one to the Braves (MLB.com)
Angels’ José Soriano won AL Pitcher of the Month
MLB News
Framber Valdez ejected after plunking Trevor Story
Matt Olson raking for the Braves
Houston Astros birthdays
2B Jose Altuve (36)
RHP Larry Anderson (73)
Feature photo from Astros on X, Source Link
Eric Hosmer breaks down Framber’s situation and suggests the Red Sox (and Trevor Story) were picking up his grips with a runner on second base and letting the batter know what was incoming, and that is why Story got thrown at.
https://x.com/i/status/2051860560581378239
Oof