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The Houston Astros sign stealing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) broke in November 2019. Several members of the Houston Astros were disciplined for illegally using a video camera system to steal signs from opposing teams during games in 2017 and 2018.
Henderson was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft out of Prairie View A&M University.After leading the Eastern League with 158 hits, eleven triples and 255 total bases, and batting .312 in 1976 for the Reds' Double-A affiliate, the Trois-Rivières Aigles, he was batting .326 for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 1977 at the time of his ...
During Game 2 of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park, Valdez' father, José Antonio Valdéz Ramírez, witnessed his son pitch for the first time in the major leagues. Valdez had not traveled previously to see him play due to a fear of flying. [66] Valdez is a Christian. He donated $100,000 to help build a church in his hometown. [67]
Sonny Gray wanted the ball, whether it was round or pointy. He starred for Smyrna (Tenn.) High School on the mound. But, as a quarterback, he led the Bulldogs to consecutive 5A state titles in ...
Richard was granted free agency by the Astros on November 7, 1983, but the Astros still had faith in him, so he was re-signed on February 17 of the following year. [2] Just a little over two months later, he was released by the Astros, thus ending his baseball career. [89]
1905 Houston Buffaloes team photo. From 1888 until 1961, Houston's professional baseball club was the minor league Houston Buffaloes.Although expansion from the National League eventually brought an MLB team to Texas in 1962, Houston officials had been making efforts to do so for years prior, with a group effort led in 1952 to buy the St. Louis Cardinals for $4.25 million, but local owners ...
Reese Olson faced Astros' Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Yainer Diaz and Jeremy Pena, allowing 1 run with 3 Ks in 4 innings for Tigers. Reese Olson shows no fear vs. top hitters in ...
The Astros lost the first game in St. Louis, but won the next three games with one in St. Louis and the next two in Houston. The Astros were poised to close out the series in Houston, but the Cardinals scored three runs in the top of the 9th inning with a 3-run home run by Albert Pujols off Brad Lidge with two outs. The stunned crowd was ...