Martin “Machete” Maldonado Set to Clear a Path for Tigers
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Machete is headed to Detroit, and the Tigers are about to find out what Astros pitchers knew for years: Martín Maldonado takes his baseball seriously, and he expects everyone around him to do the same. Maldonado is reportedly joining the Tigers as their…
From Hermosillo to Houston: César Salazar’s Long Climb to the Astros
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — César Salazar was 15 years old when he left Hermosillo. He moved to Tucson on the advice of a mentor, a travel ball coach named Luis Valenzuela who had watched Salazar for years and reached a conclusion the kid hadn’t…
Four Catchers, One Spot: Breaking Down the Astros’ Backup Catcher Battle
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Yainer Diaz has emerged as one of the better catchers in the American League, and the Houston Astros are counting on him to anchor their battery for the foreseeable future. He inherited the job from Martín Maldonado, a defensive specialist who became…
