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Pitching is on the Astros Hot Stove this offseason and Ethan Katz is ready to start cooking as the new Assistant Pitching Coach. Get to know the former player and find out how Katz studies the analytics of baseball and applies it to his style of coaching. RHP A.J. Blubaugh made his MLB debut in 2025 and tells Steve Sparks, “I love starting, I love relieving, but at the end of the day, I love pitching.” Get inside the competitive mind of this upcoming star as he prepares for Spring Training and the upcoming season. Sparky and Todd Kalas host the latest episode of Astroline.
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