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Players You Forgot Were Astros: Catcher Kevin Cash

Most Houston Astros fans will know Kevin Cash as the current manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. His scrappy club gave the Astros a difficult time in the ALDS in 2019, but the local nine eventually prevailed. Before that, however, Cash actually played in Houston for a short time.

Cash played in the majors for eight seasons with five different teams. He broke into the big leagues with the Blue Jays in 2002 and played three seasons in Toronto, hitting a combined .173/.222/.262 in 101 games. He wasn’t exactly an offense-first catcher.

The Blue Jays traded him to Tampa after the 2004 season, and he played in just 13 major league games in 2005 before spending all of 2006 in Triple-A.