{"id":177592,"date":"2026-04-17T13:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=177592"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:17:17","slug":"astros-just-made-a-surprise-roster-move-with-ex-no-5-pitching-prospect-right-before-facing-the-cardinals-what-this-means-has-houston-fans-buzzing-about-whats-coming-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=177592","title":{"rendered":"Astros Just Made a Surprise Roster Move With Ex-No. 5 Pitching Prospect Right Before Facing the Cardinals \u2014 What This Means Has Houston Fans Buzzing About What\u2019s Coming Next!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/astros-roster-move-ex-no-5-pitching-prospect.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/astros-roster-move-ex-no-5-pitching-prospect.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/astros-roster-move-ex-no-5-pitching-prospect.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/astros-roster-move-ex-no-5-pitching-prospect.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Astros Make Roster Move With Ex-No. 5 Pitching Prospect Before Cardinals Game\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>\u0440eter L\u0430mbert of the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 w\u0456ll \u0455t\u0430rt Fr\u0456d\u0430y \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the \u0455t. 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