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Astros C Martin Maldonado used illegal bat in Game 1 of World Series, per report
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Miller, Topa lead Mariners over slumping Astros 3-1
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Astros stars featured on five World Baseball Classic rosters
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Astros catcher Martin Maldonado calls third no-hitter - Our Esquina
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Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic roster: Juan Soto, Manny Machado headline 2023 WBC team
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Cristian Javier, Astros pitch 2nd no-hitter in World Series history
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Trea Turner's grand slam lifts Team USA over Venezuela, into World Baseball Classic semis – Orange County Register
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World Baseball Classic: Houston Astros catcher makes history
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Abreu, Baker, García ejected from ALCS Game 5 as benches clear
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Houston Astros' Jose Altuve Riding the Wave of Playoff History into ALDS Game 3
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How the 2023 WBC won over the players -- and the world - ESPN
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Korey Lee competing for Astros' backup catcher job in 2023
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Here's how the Astros' Cristian Javier just helped throw the second no-hitter in the history of the World Series
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Faced with injuries and an improving AL West, Astros were 'playing from behind the whole season' - Powell River Peak