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 prospect to watch: Spence (YS)
Back-to-back-to-back; the video
Trammell looking for bigger role (HC)
VanWey back with the big leagues (HC)
AL West News
Leiter undergoes surgery for the Rangers (CN)
Ranger agree to deal with Wynns (TR)
Gelof’s streak comes to an end (ESPN)
Mariners activate Arozarena (SWM)
MLB News
Nats shutdown Herz (NBC)
Lindor set for activation by Mets
Ragans undergoes elbow surgery (ESPN)
Padres place Giolito on IL (TR)
Dollander undergoes surgery (NBC)
Houston Astros birthdays
C Jim Campbell (89, died in 2024 at 87)
RHP Doug Jones (69, died in 2021 at 64)
Feature photo from Astros on X, Source Link
Fun play for baseball rule nerds (which I’m guessing a fair share of you are)
in Cubs vs Mets, PCA goes to steal second on a full count, but it’s a ball, but he overslides the bag and is tagged so he’s out. So it’s not a caught stealing, because it wasn’t a stolen base, since it was a walk and he’s entitled to second base.
But he’s still out, because he came off the bag.
For those on X, this is a fun account to follow, if you like the weird quirks and oddities that pop up in a 2430 game season.