HOUSTON — Astros manager Joe Espada, hoping to put the controversy to bed surrounding a pitch thrown by Framber Valdez in Tuesday’s game that struck catcher César Salazar in the chest, addressed the situation at the beginning of his remarks to the media Wednesday afternoon at Daikin Park. In the fifth inning of the Yankees’ 7-1 win Tuesday, outfielder Trent …
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Houston starter Framber Valdez said he apologized to his catcher César Salazar after hitting him in the chest with a pitch on Tuesday night, but he insisted that he didn’t hit his teammate on purpose. Salazar appeared to ask Valdez to step off the mound when the bases were loaded in the fifth inning of the Astros’ loss to the …
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An Astros ace is accused of a bush-league maneuver — and this one doesn’t involve a trash can. Ex-MLB pitcher Dallas Braden and plenty of others allege that Houston lefty Framber Valdez intentionally plunked his catcher, Cesar Salazar, with a pitch after some confusion moments after allowing the game-changing grand slam to Trent Grisham in the Yankees’ 7-1 win Tuesday …
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HOUSTON — Baseball’s highest-paid left-handed pitcher looked every bit the part Tuesday night at Daikin Park. An Astros southpaw seeking something close to that salary stumbled, seemed to set up a young catcher, and, after the commotion calmed, got summoned into a meeting inside his manager’s office after a 7-1 loss to the New York Yankees. Before it began, Framber …
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