The Houston Astros have orchestrated a blockbuster trade to bring a familiar face back home. With just hours before the MLB Trade Deadline, sources confirmed to KPRC 2’s Ari Alexander that the Minnesota Twins had traded shortstop Carlos Correa to the Astros. KPRC 2 is working to iron out the details of the trade, including the package Houston is giving …
Read More »The Houston Astros’ big move at the MLB trade deadline involves a familiar face. The club has reached a deal to acquire Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, according to MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart, reuniting with a player who spent his first seven years in Houston. Advertisement Per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Correa will move from shortstop to third base to replace …
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Moms might not wear capes, but this Redditor’s mother definitely earned one. Back in the 90s, she stumbled upon something alarming—her 11-year-old son had a stash of knives and a dagger hidden in his room. After some digging, she discovered that a local shop had been selling these weapons to him. Furious, she marched over to confront the store owner. …
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Image credit: Zack Littell (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) With the Reds seeing a very high price for relief pitching, the team instead added a starter, acquiring veteran Zack Littell from the Rays. With Nick Lodolo, Brady Singer, Andrew Abbott and Chase Burns in the rotation, and Hunter Greene close to a return, the addition of …
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The big headline this week is the U.S.–EU trade deal. The straight story is this: The deal puts a 15 percent tariff on about 70 percent of European exports to the United States, while Europe commits to buy more energy and military procurement from the U.S. Upon the announcement of the deal, the euro fell and global equities fell, while …
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The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks to land Eugenio Suárez, whose offensive renaissance made him one of the most coveted targets of this year’s trade deadline market, a source confirmed on Wednesday night to The Athletic. Under the agreement, Suárez’s right-handed power bat returns to Seattle, where he hit 53 home runs for the Mariners …
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