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New York Times
03-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
How to watch the Astros at Twins series: Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa share field again in AL clash
The Minnesota Twins should take their early-season start, lock it away and hurl the safe off a cliff. Rocco Baldelli's band looks to get right with a home hosting of the Houston Astros, who still draw passionate boos from road audiences across the league. H-Town finds itself at an interesting middle-point. The franchise has been just about dynastic during the past eight years, but by now, most of its championship core is either aging (Jose Altuve, Framber Valdez) or elsewhere (Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman). The acquisitions of Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes suggest Houston's still trying to squeeze some juice here, but Texas' reemergence and burgeoning Seattle make the AL West a tougher division. Advertisement The middle infield duo of Altuve and Carlos Correa defined the early iterations of that Astros squad. The former notched his seventh Silver Slugger for Houston in last year's age-34 season; the latter earned All-Star honors for the first time as a Twin, hitting .310 with 14 homers in 86 games before plantar fasciitis shelved him in July. Minnesota has struggled with injuries at large across the past few seasons. Correa, Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis have all missed significant action. The Twins need pop wherever they can get it right now, after hitting only two homers and scoring six total runs in their first four losses. Bailey Ober had yet another blowup in his opening start. The White Sox, a futile team in 2024, absolutely rocked Chris Paddack. This series is an opportunity to get right … or dig deeper into the hole. For Houston, Hunter Brown and Ronel Blanco had strong finishes to 2024 but lost in their first starts this season. Streaming and betting/odds links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Jose Altuve: Tim Warner / Getty Images)
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Yahoo
Brickbat: Evil Twin
James Caban, the twin brother of then-New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban, impersonated his brother to trick police into going easy on nightclubs and bars that paid protection money, according to a federal complaint. James Caban reportedly used his brother's name at the 34th Precinct in Washington Heights to stop raids on businesses breaking the law. The complaint alleges the precinct commander, Inspector Aneudy Castillo, let officers think he was his brother and made sure these businesses avoided police action. The post Brickbat: Evil Twin appeared first on
