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Nolan Ryan catches up with fellow Alvin product Nathan Eovaldi of Yankees

Alvin’s once and future pitching stars, Nolan Ryan and Yankees righthander Nathan Eovaldi, had a five-minute chat on the field Saturday, shaking hands and talking about Eovaldi’s performance Friday night against the Astros and his continued progress.

Eovaldi, 25, allowed two runs and five hits over six innings during New York’s 3-2 win, and Ryan said he was impressed with Eovaldi’s progress.

“I’ve followed ever since he was high school, and then when the Dodgers signed him (after the 2008 draft), Charlie Hough was over there and I asked Charlie about him and he said he really liked him and thought he had a lot of potential,” Ryan said.