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
Injuries/Roster Moves
Astros promote young catcher to Sugar Land (YS)
Why exactly did the Astros claim Barrosa (HC)
Turns out one of Crane’s companies is behind the Miami plane incident (CBS)
Morales shares her story that led her where she is now (KHOU)
How exactly did Blubaugh become the asset he is now to the Astros bullpen? (NYT)
Hughes has been on a tear in the minors since the draft
AL West News
Fairchild DFA’ed by Mariners (FP)
A’s are losing their top prospect to a season-ending surgery (NYT)
A’s release Suarez (NBC)
Rangers prepared to change up rotation (DN)
MLB News
Diamondbacks activated Burns, and he looks like himself (TR)
Rays replace Walls with Madrigal as Walls hits the IL
D-backs also bringing back Gallen and Soroka (AS)
A minor league perfecto, by a 32-year-old
Elder set to miss multiple weeks with knee injury (ESPN)
Thomas sent down by the Dodgers (NBC)
Houston Astros birthdays
OF Jerry Mumphrey (74)
RHP Jim Corsi (65, died in 2022 at 60)
RHP Dan Miceli (56)
RHP Mike Hampton (54)
RHP Ender Nunez (21, DSL Astros Orange)
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