Tweet of the Day

I met 2 of the most dominant pitchers of all time this spring training, Nolan Ryan & Roger Clemens!
— Justin Ferrell⚾️ (@jferre72) April 15, 2015

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"Just drop the bat, walk back to the dugout, and nobody gets hurt." pic.twitter.com/C7CF5grmkl
— Baseball Photos (@Baseball_Photos) February 7, 2015

Happy Birthday - 1/31

Happy Birthday to ~

SS Juan Pineda (17)
An international free agent signed out of Panama during the 2014 July 2nd signing period, Pineda has not yet started his professional career.

One former Astro celebrates today as well (you may have heard of him) ~

RHP Nolan Ryan (68)

Lynn Nolan Ryan (aka the Ryan Express) was drafted in the 12th round in 1965 by the Mets and signed as a free agent with Houston in November of 1979 where he pitched from 1980 to 1988.  Despite pitching for 27 seasons with a lifetime ERA of 3.19 and WHIP of 1.247, striking out 5714 batters, throwing 7 no-hitters and appearing in 8 All-Star games, he never once won the Cy Young Award.  He was, however, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility with a whopping 98.8% of the vote. Ryan is currently a Special Assistant to Astros owner Jim Crane.

Tweet of the Day

Had lunch with Nolan Ryan today... 🔥🔥🔥⚾️ pic.twitter.com/5oqq28weOw
— Brian Holberton (@Holbie10) March 13, 2014

Happy Birthday - 1/31

Happy Birthday to ~

RHP Rayderson Chevalier (19)
One of the best names in the Astros minor league system, Chevalier signed with Houston as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2012. His second professional season with the DSL Astros was a good one. In 13 games (five starts), he was 4-2 with a 2.28 ERA and a 1.108 WHIP.

One former Astro celebrates today (you may have heard of him) ~

RHP Nolan Ryan (67)

Lynn Nolan Ryan (aka the Ryan Express) was drafted in the 12th round in 1965 by the Mets and signed as a free agent with Houston in November of 1979 where he pitched from 1980 to 1988.  Despite pitching for 27 seasons with a lifetime ERA of 3.19 and WHIP of 1.247, striking out 5714 batters, throwing 7 no-hitters and appearing in 8 All-Star games, he never once won the Cy Young Award.  He was, however, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility with a whopping 98.8% of the vote.

Happy Birthday - 1/31

Happy Birthday to ~

RHP Rayderson Chevalier (18)
One of the best names in the Astros minor league system, Chevalier signed with Houston as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2012. In his first professional season with the DSL Astros, he was 3-3 in 15 games (five starts) with a 6.44 ERA and a 1.638 WHIP.

One former Astro with a birthday today (you may have heard of him)

RHP Nolan Ryan (66)

Lynn Nolan Ryan (aka the Ryan Express) was drafted in the 12th round in 1965 by the Mets and signed as a free agent with Houston in November of 1979 where he pitched from 1980 to 1988.  Despite pitching for 27 seasons with a lifetime ERA of 3.19 and WHIP of 1.247, striking out 5714 batters, throwing 7 no-hitters and appearing in 8 All-Star games, he never once won the Cy Young Award.  He was, however, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility with a whopping 98.8% of the vote.

Happy Birthday - 1/31

No future Astros, only one former Astro with a birthday today (you may have heard of him)

RHP Nolan Ryan (65)

Lynn Nolan Ryan (aka the Ryan Express) was drafted in the 12th round in 1965 by the Mets and signed as a free agent with Houston in November of 1979 where he pitched from 1980 to 1988.  Despite pitching for 27 seasons with a lifetime ERA of 3.19 and WHIP of 1.247, striking out 5714 batters, throwing 7 no-hitters and appearing in 8 All-Star games, he never once won the Cy Young Award.  He was, however, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility with a whopping 98.8% of the vote.