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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Houston Astros News
Astros set to call up Santa (HC)
Some Astros takeaways (NYT)
Brown set to face batters……. Finally (HC)
AL West News
Crawford getting work in at third for M’s (TR)
Hoglund will miss the season for the A’s (ESPN)
MLB News
Berríos set to miss season with TJ (YS)
Mets select Thornton (TR)
D-backs release Ross from deal (CBS)
Houston Astros birthdays
RHP Barry Latman (90, died in 2018 at 82)
LHP Tom Martin (56)
IF Tommy Sacco Jr. (27, Triple-A)
RHP Miguel Balza (21, FCL Astros)
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