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Astros to don special caps on Memorial Day

The Astros will join the rest of Major League Baseball in wearing specially designed caps and jerseys on Memorial Day featuring an authentic military digital camouflage design licensed by the United States Marine Corps.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Thu May 23, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Houston Astros - TeamReport

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH J.D. Martinez wasn't good enough to make the Astros out of spring training .

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, J.D Martinez, Jimmy Paredes, Jason Castro, Major League Baseball, Robbie Grossman, Tommy Milone

Crawfish Boxes

What Should Houston Expect In Return for Bud Norris

I think it should be similar to what Wade got for Pence. Both players had 2 more years of team control and I actually think they have similar value, as both came with manageable salaries, question marks around there game, but signs of becoming a star.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Marin Independent Journal

Oakland A's second baseman Jed Lowrie still has soft spot for Houston Astros

Jed Lowrie will do everything possible to be in the lineup when the A's return to Houston for a three-game series beginning Friday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jose Altuve, Baseball Players, Jed Lowrie, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Yu Darvish

Call to the Pen

Help Keep Jose Veras Busy

Any success the Houston Astros have this season deserves celebration and after a mid-May win over the Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Jose Veras and catcher Jason Castro high-five. Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports This is an international appeal to fans for suggestions on what hobbies Houston Astros closer Jose Veras can take up while ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Jason Castro, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, American League

The Wichita Eagle

Fitting end to a dismal trip: Royals and Shields lose to Astros

The best thing said about the Royals in their three days at Minute Maid Park is it could have been worse.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jason Castro, Baseball Players, J.D Martinez, Jordan Lyles, Major League Baseball, Kelvin Herrera, Jeff Francoeur

The Big Lead

Houston Astros Vendor Caught on the Toilet with Snow Cones Next to Him, Has Been Fired [Video]

This is probably not the type of press the 14-33 Houston Astros are looking to draw.

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Crawfish Boxes

Risky Business: The MLB Draft, Part 3

Over the past couple weeks, I've discussed the likelihoods of certain types of draft picks in succeeding as major leaguers, based on a 15-year sample of Top 50 picks from 1993 to 2007.

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Climbing Tal's Hill

The Jed Lowrie Trade is going to Work OutVery Well

Jeff Luhnow's first trade in his new position as General Manager of the very rebuilding Houston Astros was a great one.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jed Lowrie, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Josh Reddick, Kyle Weiland

Crawfish Boxes

Game 47 Preview: Astros vs. Royals

RHP Jordan Lyles vs. RHP James Shields Houston will once again try to bounce back after the bullpen failed to hold the lead late.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jordan Lyles, Mike Moustakas, Major League Baseball

Wed May 22, 2013

KTUL-TV Tulsa

Roy Oswalt To Join Drillers On Friday

Roy Oswalt has joined the Tulsa Drillers, and is expected to make his first start in Tulsa on Friday, May 24 against the Midland RockHounds.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Roy Oswalt, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Oklahoma High School Sports, High School Sports

Kings of Kauffman

Salvador Perez Injury Update

May 7, 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez throws down to first base in the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball

Motor City Bengals

Max Scherzer Dominates as Detroit Tigers Top Tribe 5-1

May 4, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer pitches during the fifth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Max Scherzer, Andy Dirks, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Carlos Santana

NBC Dallas

Reid Ryan: Dad Not Going to Houston

When Reid Ryan became the new team president of the Houston Astros last week, the rumors immediately began to pick up steam again that Texas Rangers CEO/MLB Hall of Famer/Consumate Texan Nolan Ryan, Reid's father, would join his son back with the Astros, for whom he played before coming to the Rangers in the late 1980s.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Texas Rangers

Crawfish Boxes

Houston Astros Minor League Recap 5/21/13

Only two Houston affiliates took the field in yesterday's action, but between them, they scored enough runs for the whole organization.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Travis Driskill, Brett Oberholtzer

Crawfish Boxes

It's a Matter of Trust: The Business of the Houston Astros

Love him or hate him, no one can deny Larry Dierker's longtime contributions to the Houston Astros.

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BleacherReport

Ranking the Unluckiest Teams in Baseball in 2013

But, when a team has an unlucky season, it could mean a long 162-game stretch for the ballclub and its fans.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, American League West, Adam Rosales, Baseball Players, Jonny Venters, Cory Gearrin

Houston Astros

Baseball dignitaries will represent at '13 Draft

A star-studded cast of accomplished baseball legends will be on hand for the first day of the First-Year Player Draft on June 6, as the league welcomes its next crop of top prospects.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kerry Wood, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek, Jose Cruz

Austin American-Statesman

Astros, Royals get back to work at Minute Maid Park

California-born right-hander Bud Norris can continue an unusual back and forth run through the early season on Tuesday night when the Houston Astros host the Kansas City Royals in the middle game of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jimmy Paredes, Jason Castro, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Wade Davis

Tue May 21, 2013

The State

Recap: Houston vs. Kansas City

Eric Hosmer tallied two hits with two runs scored and the Kansas City Royals used a four-run eighth inning to capture a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros in the middle test of a three-game set.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, David Lough, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Jimmy Paredes