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Astros News
- It was a Happy Father’s Day all around MMP as the Astros won, J.J. Matijevic hit his first career homer, and the kid who caught it was able to negotiate some swag (Astros.com)
- And here’s the man himself talking about what it felt like to get that first big Major League hit (Twitter - Brian McTaggart)
- It’s not all good news, though, as Yordan Alvarez will have to sit for at least a few days with an injured hand (ESPN)
- Alex Cintron got to have an early shower yesterday after he was ejected for arguing balls and strikes (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Jeremy Pena may be at the top of the WAR list for AL Rookies, but he’s got some competition when it comes to AL RoY in 2022 (FanGraphs)
- Baseball Reference has finally gotten its act together and is listing Bregman’s biggest achievement on its site (Houston Chronicle)