With the start of spring training right around the corner, fans of the Houston Astros have plenty to look forward to this season. Will this be the year the Astros surprise everyone and claim a World Series championship? The Astros train at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee,…
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Alex Rodriguez is excited about the prospect of playing with newly acquired pitcher Michael Pineda — and looks forward to doing so at third base more than as a designated hitter. In an interview with ESPNdeportes, Rodriguez lauded the New York Yankees’ new, young pitcher while…
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Osceola County Stadium is intimate and vibrant, like a good spring training stadium should be. The stadium is located in Kissimmee, Fla., and is the spring training home to the Houston Astros. The stadium opened in 1985 and underwent an $18.3 million renovation in 2003 .
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It was the bottom of the 12 th inning in a 1986 playoff game against the Houston Astros. It was the same series that featured the epic 16-inning Game 6 clincher, the one that eliminated the unbecoming possibility of facing unhittable Mike Scott in Game 7.
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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury avoided arbitration by signing a one-year contract, the team announced. Though details weren’t announced, Ellsbury will receive an $8.05 million, according to an ESPN.com report. That amount is the highest ever for a player in his second…
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Call him the $103 million man … or, better yet, the man with the nearly 80,000,000,000,000 (that’s 80 billion for those of you without a calculator) yen arm. Japanese pitching star Yu Darvish has agreed to terms with the Texas Rangers for a reported six-year deal worth more…
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Outfielder Jack Cust has agreed to a $600,000, one-year contract with the Houston Astros after getting released by Seattle and Philadelphia last year. Cust’s deal, announced Wednesday, includes a 2013 team option. The 33-year-old hit .213 with three homers and 23 RBIs in 67 games for the Mariners, who released him on Aug.
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Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez tore his ACL during his offseason training and could need season-ending surgery. An MRI exam Monday in Lakeland, Fla., the Tigers’ spring training home, revealed the injury.
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On January 11th of this year, the Mets cut ties with their former top prospect Fernando Martinez. The outfielder, who was at one time considered the top prospect in the entire Mets’ organization, was claimed on waivers by the Houston Astros.
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Outfielder Fernando Martinez has been claimed by the Houston Astros off waivers from the New York Mets. Martinez hit .227 (5 for 22) for the Mets last season with one home run — at Houston against Bud Morris on May 13. The 23-year-old Martinez spent most of the year at Triple-A Buffalo and hit .260 with eight homers and 30 RBIs.
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