Sunday, June 29, 2014

Happy Birthday - 6/29

No future Astros with birthdays today, but two former Astros celebrate the day ~

RHP Tony McKnight (37)
A first round pick by the Astros in 1995, McKnight only started nine games for Houston from 2000 to 2001 before being traded to the Pirates for RHP Mike Williams. In his limited time with Houston, he was quite successful as he went 5-1 with one complete game, a 3.91 ERA and a 1.283 WHIP. After 12 starts for Pittsburgh in 2001, he never pitched in the major leagues again.

2B/OF Joe Inglett (36)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the eighth round in 2000, Inglett came to Houston from Tampa Bay in March 2011 for cash. Expected to be a left-handed utility bench player, he had little success at the plate in 20 games and, after a demotion to AAA, was released exactly two months after he arrived. In 2008 for Toronto, he hit .297/.355/.407 in 109 games.

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