{"id":114487,"date":"2025-10-30T15:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=114487"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:45:14","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-mlb-bombshell-astros-snag-ex-all-star-ace-who-once-dominated-the-midsummer-classic-is-this-the-pitching-miracle-that-ends-their-playoff-drought-%f0%9f%94%a5%e2%9a%be-astrosrev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=114487","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 MLB BOMBSHELL: Astros SNAG Ex-All-Star Ace Who ONCE DOMINATED the Midsummer Classic\u2014Is This the Pitching MIRACLE That Ends Their Playoff Drought?! \ud83d\udd25\u26be #AstrosRevival"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/4f0075dbd64d926de471e7ec278d5581\" alt=\"MLB insider links Astros to former All-Star Game starting pitcher - Yahoo  Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re com\u0456ng off \u0430 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on where they m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on for the f\u0456r\u0455t t\u0456me \u0455\u0456nce 2016. 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