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  15-10-2015 17:30 via twitter.com
  
  Visit #Astros Team Store or Astros.com/Shop to get your #postseason gear to remember this great 2015 run! http://t.co/YzJ6wLDlpf
  
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• Rangers-Diamondbacks World Series Ratings Are Lowest Ever

  02-11-2023 22:22 via nytimes.com
  
  The five games averaged 9.1 million viewers, down from the previous low of 9.8 million in 2020.
  
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• With Rangers Win, an Overlooked Texas City Grabs the Spotlight

  02-11-2023 22:15 via nytimes.com
  
  With their team long overshadowed by the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Astros, Rangers fans can finally brag, and host a World Series victory parade.
  
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• Astros’ Framber Valdez Throws No-Hitter Against Guardians

  02-08-2023 04:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Framber Valdez allowed one walk, and had that runner erased on a double-play in a dominant effort against the Guardians.
  
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• Mets Trade Justin Verlander to Houston Astros for Two Prospects

  02-08-2023 00:26 via nytimes.com
  
  Verlander won the World Series and the American League Cy Young Award with Houston last season. His short stint with the Mets yielded six wins for him and two top prospects for the team.
  
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• Rangers Add Max Scherzer in AL West Battle With Houston Astros

  30-07-2023 20:56 via nytimes.com
  
  Texas’ big spending was finally paying off, but a July swoon had the Houston Astros closing in. Will the Rangers’ trade for Max Scherzer be enough to win the A.L. West?
  
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• Subway Series: Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Mets’ Justin Verlander Face Off

  14-06-2023 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander have dominated baseball for years, and were teammates in Houston. On Wednesday they will face each other for only the second time.
  
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• Pete Alonso’s Injury Highlights Risk of Hit-by-Pitch as Strategy

  12-06-2023 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Always looking for an edge, some batters stand their ground and let pitches hit them. As Pete Alonso’s wrist injury shows, the downside can be extreme.
  
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• The Miami Heat Might Blow a 3-0 Series Lead

  29-05-2023 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  No N.B.A. team has lost a best-of-seven playoff series after winning the first three games, but the Heat are one loss from being the first.
  
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• Major League Baseball Has Unleashed a Faster, Freer Version of Itself. You’ll Need to Pay Attention.

  04-04-2023 17:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Why the new baseball season is somewhat shocking.
  
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• Major League Baseball Dares to Have Fun Again

  04-04-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Why the new baseball season is somewhat shocking.
  
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• Jesus Alou, Youngest in Trio of Baseball-Playing Brothers, Dies at 80

  12-03-2023 17:53 via nytimes.com
  
  He and his brothers, Felipe and Matty, were the only three brothers in major league history to play together in a single game.
  
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• Dana Brown Leads Houston Astros as MLB’s Only Black General Manager

  01-03-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Brown helped Atlanta win a World Series and fostered the careers of other baseball executives. Now he will lead Houston as M.L.B.’s only Black general manager.
  
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• Carlos Beltran Returns to Mets as Front Office Executive

  06-02-2023 22:05 via nytimes.com
  
  The former outfielder was fired by the Mets after a brief stint as the team’s manager in 2019. After a short Yankees broadcasting career, he is set to join the Mets’ front office.
  
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• Aaron Judge of Yankees Beats Shohei Ohtani for AL MVP Award

  18-11-2022 01:46 via nytimes.com
  Judge, a slugging outfielder for the Yankees, swatted 62 home runs and beat out Shohei Ohtani, the Angels’ two-way superstar, for the American League’s top honor.
  
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• Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara Win MLB’s Cy Young Awards

  17-11-2022 01:48 via nytimes.com
  In his comeback after two lost seasons, Houston’s Verlander emphasized quality over quantity. Miami’s Alcantara, meanwhile, looked like the Verlander of yesteryear.
  
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• Dusty Baker Finally Gets a World Series Title as Manager

  06-11-2022 11:30 via nytimes.com
  Dusty Baker first World Series title as a manager is a crowning achievement for a beloved player, manager and person.
  
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• Jeremy Pena of Houston Astros Wins World Series MVP

  06-11-2022 09:43 via nytimes.com
  Jeremy Peña had big shoes to fill when Carlos Correa left the Houston Astros. Peña responded by being the first rookie position player to be named World Series M.V.P.
  
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• Phillies Focus On Future After Losing World Series

  06-11-2022 09:09 via nytimes.com
  A team that came out of nowhere to reach the World Series is doing its best to focus on a promising future rather than a disappointing present. “We should definitely be proud.”
  
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• Houston Astros Win World Series

  06-11-2022 04:41 via nytimes.com
  Dogged by criticism that they could not win without sign-stealing, Houston beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to complete a nearly perfect postseason.
  
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• World Series: These Are Still Jeff Luhnow’s Astros

  06-11-2022 00:40 via nytimes.com
  Jeff Luhnow was fired over Houston’s elaborate sign-stealing scheme. He takes responsibility but not blame and has moved on to building soccer teams.
  
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• Here’s a Curveball: What About Pressly for Series M.V.P.?

  06-11-2022 00:15 via nytimes.com
  No player has enhanced his team’s chances of winning the World Series more than Ryan Presley, whose hellacious breaking pitches have Houston on the cusp of a title.
  
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• World Series: Struggling Phillies Bring Back Memories of 1983

  04-11-2022 10:30 via nytimes.com
  Wearing throwback uniforms meant to evoke the glory of 1980, Philadelphia found itself lost at the plate, just as the team had been in 1983.
  
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• World Series: Catches by Chas McCormick and Trey Mancini Saved Game 5 for Astros

  04-11-2022 08:17 via nytimes.com
  Chas McCormick grew up near Philadelphia in a family of Phillies fans, but his catch at the wall in Game 5 has Houston one win away from a World Series title.
  
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• World Series: Justin Verlander and Astros Beat Phillies in Game 5

  04-11-2022 05:18 via nytimes.com
  Justin Verlander finally got his first World Series victory, Jeremy Peña carried the offense and Houston has Philadelphia on the ropes as it heads home for Game 6.
  
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• Cristian Javier, Framber Valdez and the Astros Pitching Factory

  03-11-2022 11:20 via nytimes.com
  Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez were never considered top prospects, but the young starting pitchers are leading the way for the Astros in the World Series.
  
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• ‘These Guys Are Nasty’: Houston Thrives With Unexpected Stars

  03-11-2022 10:30 via nytimes.com
  Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez were never top prospects, but Houston’s Dominican starters are part of a superb group of Astros pitchers starring in the World Series.
  
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• Astros Throw Second No-Hitter in World Series History

  03-11-2022 09:52 via nytimes.com
  Cristian Javier and three relievers shut down the powerful Philadelphia Phillies, tying the World Series and accomplishing a feat that hadn’t happened since 1956.
  
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• World Series: Catcher Christian Vazquez Helps Guide Astros to No-Hitter

  03-11-2022 09:30 via nytimes.com
  Christian Vázquez is still relatively new to the Houston Astros but he helped guided his team’s pitching staff to the second no-hitter in World Series history.
  
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• Dusty Baker Has Managed in Two of Three Postseason No-Hitters

  03-11-2022 09:05 via nytimes.com
  Manager Dusty Baker has been in a dugout for two of Major League Baseball’s three postseason no-hitters: Roy Halladay’s in 2010 and the Astros’ combined effort in Game 4.
  
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